Bruce Springsteen is one of the many figures from the worlds of rock and soul to pay tribute to Sam Moore, who died on Friday, aged 89. "Over on E Street, we are heartbroken to hear of the death of Sam Moore, one of America's greatest soul voices," Springsteen said in a statement on his website.

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Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to legendary soul singer and collaborator Sam Moore, who rose to fame as part of the duo Sam & Dave.

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Legendary soul man Sam Moore, whose distinctive tenor powered ... an instrument so potent that Bruce Springsteen frequently referred to him as “the greatest living soul singer on the planet.”

(AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice ... Moore, whose admirers ranged from Al Green to Bruce Springsteen, was inducted with Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

Legendary soul singer Sam Moore died on Jan. 10, according to multiple reports. He was 89. Moore reportedly died from complications while recovering from a surgery. Moore was best known as one-half of the R&B group Sam & Dave. His partner in that group, Dave Prater, died in 1988.

FILE - Sam Moore arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, Oct. 18, 2015. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File) Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Legendary soul singer Sam Moore died on Jan. 10, according to multiple reports. He was 89.

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Bruce Springsteen thought Moore was boss decades after career setbacks and drug addictions cratered the Sam & Dave musical partnership. Springsteen and Moore swapped vocals on each other’s records starting in the 1990s and were close. Prater died in 1988 ...

Sam Moore, who found fame as part of the Sam & Dave duo that made the "Soul Man" hit, has died after surgery complications.