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While friends and family – including fellow soul singer Sam Cooke – encouraged Moore to continue singing gospel, Moore had other ideas after seeing Jackie Wilson play at a local club ...

Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go to Chicago ...

Then after he joined another gospel unit, the Melionaires, he was approached to replace Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers, but quickly turned down the invitation after seeing a performance by R&B ...

God bless.” A Florida native, Moore was first discovered by late R&B icon Sam Cooke, who offered Moore a gig as his replacement in the gospel group, The Soul Stirrers. However, among becoming ...

By Roy Trakin Sam Moore, who with with partner Dave Prater ... once reportedly turned down an offer to replace a departing Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers. Moore and Prater, who was also an ...

Both singers had cut their teeth singing in church, a foundation that did much to shape the gospel fervor at the heart of their approach to soul and R&B, much like Sam Cooke before them.

Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go to Chicago ...

In 1956 he was offered a place in the Soul Stirrers when Sam Cooke left, but turned the chance down. Soon afterwards he was caught with a carload of prostitutes and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Sam Cooke, who wanted Moore to replace him in his gospel group The Soul Stirrers. However, after seeing Jackie Wilson perform, Moore shifted from gospel to pop and was performing at the King O ...

Memorial City Hall presents “A Change is Gonna Come — The Music of Sam Cooke starring Bradd Marquis” on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. A fantastic new show depicting the life and music of ...