18K views · 1.1K reactions | 58 years ago TODAY, Sam & Dave told us exactly who they were when they released “Soul Man” in 1967! The high-energy song was the duo’s highest-charting single, hitting number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s been covered countless times, but most famously by the Blues Brothers on SNL in 1978. #Nostalgia #60s #60smusic #music #musichistory | Classic Nerd | Facebook

Sam & Dave: "Soul Man" live (1967) "Soul Man" is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a number 2 hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave, which consisted of Samuel "Sam" Moore and David "Dave" Prater. Co-author Isaac Hayes found the inspiration for "Soul Man" in the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In July 1967, watching a television newscast of the aftermath of the 12th Street riot in Detroit, Michigan, Hayes noted th

58K views · 4.5K reactions | Sam and Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming (Live 1966, Stax & Volt tour) | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives" | Facebook