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Singer Sam Moore, who performed as one half of the Grammy-winning R&B duo Sam & Dave, has died at the age of 89. Moore passed away in Coral Gables, Florida after suffering complications from a surgery. The hitmaker was known for his '60s-era chart toppers Soul Man, I Thank You, and Hold On I’m Coming. He first showed a talent for music while singing in church, and later became the MC at King O' Hearts Club in Miami. It was there where he met Dave Prater, who would become his bandmate, and with whom he would go on to be...

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but soul man Sam Moore sees no compliment in the parallels between his life and the new comedy "Soul Men." Moore charges that the movie, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac as an estranged R&B duo known as the Real Deal, rips off his career with Dave Prater, who died in 1988. "In the movie, they have a reunion concert," Moore, who made "Soul Man" a hit with Sam and Dave, tells us. "Dave and I had a reunion in 1982 after not talking with each other for...