Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.” ...

Sam Moore, who has died aged 89, was one half of Sam & Dave, the duo who in the late 1960s had such imperishable hits as Soul Man and Hold On, I’m Coming.

Moore, who influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, was inducted with Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.