Soul icon Sam Moore, half of the Grammy-winning duo Sam and Dave, died Friday at age 89 ... alongside stars like Otis Redding and collaborators Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

The New York Times gave only four inches at the bottom of a column on page 19 to the death exactly one month ago of Otis Redding ... which much preferred Sam and Dave. But he never disappointed ...

Alongside Dave Prater, he delivered electrifying ... they were second only to Otis Redding in terms of popularity, reports The Mirror. The duo revolutionized the "call and response" style of ...