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R&B. Occupation (s) Singer, musician. Instrument (s) Vocals. Years active. 1961–1988. David Prater Jr. (May 9, 1937 – April 9, 1988) was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone /tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until his death in 1988.
Apr 13, 1988 · Dave Prater Sr., of the soul-singing duo Sam and Dave, was killed Saturday when the car he was driving went off Interstate 75 near Sycamore, Ga., and hit a tree. He was 50 years old.
May 9, 2024 · May 9, 2024. By. Paul Sexton. Dave Prater - Courtesy: Ebet Roberts/Redferns. Georgia-born soul man Dave Prater is fondly remembered as one half of that truly dynamic soul duo of the heyday...
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David Prater, one of the singers who formed what Rolling Stone magazine called the most successful duo in soul music history, was born in Ocilla on May 9, 1937, Today in Georgia History. They were soul men long before the Blues Brothers.
Apr 13, 1988 · Dave Prater Sr. of the Grammy-winning Sam and Dave soul duo has been killed in an auto crash, it was reported Tuesday. Prater became popular with the 1960s hit “Hold On, I’m Comin” and returned...
Apr 9, 2020 · April 09, 2020. History Spotlight: Today in 1988, soul singer Dave Prater of Sam & Dave died at age 50 in a single car accident in Georgia. He was in the duo from 1961 until his death in 1988.
1961–1970, 1971–1981. Labels. Roulette, Stax, Atlantic, Gusto. Past members. Sam Moore. Dave Prater. Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (born 1935) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988).
