Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to the late music legend, Sam Moore, who passed away aged 89.
Moore who was the surviving half of iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, died following complications while recovering from surgery. He passed away last Friday (January 10).
Sam Moore and Dave Prater collaborated to produce some of the most enduring hits of soul music at Stax Records, including their 1965 hit, 'You Don't Know Like I Know'.
The pair went on to garner ten consecutive Top 20 Billboard R&B hits, which included ‘Hold On! I’m Comin’, ‘When Something Is Wrong with My Baby’, ‘I Thank You’ and ‘Soul Man’.
Taking to social media, Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Sam Moore, with the latter having sung backup on several of the Boss' tracks, including 'Human Touch', as well as appearing on his 2022 soul covers album, 'Only The Strong Survive'.
Bruce Springsteen also featured on Moore's track 'Better to Have and Not Need', which arrived in 2006. While in 2009, the pair also performed on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for its 25th anniversary concert in New York, where they performed two classic Moore hits, 'Soul Man', and 'Hold On, I'm Comin', alongside the E Street Band.
“Over on E Street, we are heartbroken to hear of the death of Sam Moore, one of America’s greatest soul voices", Springsteen wrote on Instagram.
He continued: “There simply isn’t another sound like Sam’s soulful tenor in American music. Having had the honor to work with Sam on several occasions, he was a sweet and funny man".
“He was filled with stories of the halcyon days of soul music, and to the end had that edge of deep authenticity in his voice I could only wonder at. We offer our prayers to his wife Joyce and thanks for the immortal recordings Sam left us", he added.
The E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt also added that Moore was “one of the last of the great Soul Men”.
