Sam Moore, the British singer who sang 'Soul Man' and other iconic hits with his legendary duo Sam & Dave, has passed away at the age of 89.
Because of complications resulting from surgery, Jeremy Westby, a spokesperson for him, stated this.
No further information was available immediately.
Moore was inducted alongside Dave Prater, who had tragically passed away in a 1988 car accident, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Based in Stax Records, they transformed the "call and response" of gospel music into a frenzied stage show and recorded some of soul music's most enduring hits, including "Hold On, I'm Coming".
Most of their recordings were written and produced by the team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter and featured the label's in-house band Booker T & the MGs.
Sam & Dave went out of fashion after their peak in the 1960s, but "Soul Man" came back into the charts in the late 1970s when the Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, recorded it with many of the same musicians.
Moore had mixed emotions regarding the hit being linked with Saturday Night Live stars, recalling how young people believed it originated with the Blues Brothers.
Sam and Dave parted ways in 1970, subsequently failing to achieve another major chart success.
Moore later stated that his reliance on drugs contributed to the band's problems and made record executives hesitant to give him a second chance.
He married his wife Joyce in 1982, and she obtained treatment for his addiction with him, which he credited with saving his life.
Moore spent years taking legal action against Prater after Prater's former partner replaced him and toured as Sam & Dave.
He also lost a court case claiming the pair of older, estranged singers in the 2008 movie Soul Men was too similar to the duo
He and other artists brought a legal case against several record companies and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 1993, alleging that he had been misled over his entitlement to retirement benefits.
Despite his many millions in record sales, he stated in 1994 that his pension was only $2,285 (£1,872), which he could receive in one sum or monthly installments of $73 (£60).
This twenty dollars for my lifetime?" Moore said at the time. "If you're making a profit from me, give me something in return. Don't serve me cornbread and call it biscuits.
Moore wrote Dole Man, based on Soul Man, for Republican Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign and was one of the few entertainers to perform at President Donald Trump's inauguration celebrations in 2017.
Eight years prior to this, he had voiced opposition to Barack Obama, who was the Democratic candidate for president, regarding his use of the song Hold On, I'm Comin' during his campaign.
