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    • May 9, 1937
    R&B singer Dave Prater is born in Ocilla, Georgia. As one-half of Sam & Dave, he sings on the 1967 hit "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," translated as a country single by Sonny James in 1976
    May 17, 1974
    Jimmie Rodgers delivers "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Honeycomb" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" on an oldies edition of "The Midnight Special." The NBC show also boasts Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Sam & Dave
    Dec 31, 1981
    Future Country Music Association awards nominee Sam Moore performs for the last time with Sam & Dave partner Dave Prater at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco
    Apr 9, 1988
    R&B singer Dave Prater dies in a car accident near Sycamore, Georgia. As one-half of Sam & Dave, he sang on the 1967 hit "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," translated as a country single by Sonny James in 1976
    Sep 20, 1997
    William Bell, whose "You Don't Miss Your Water" will be ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, is added to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in an Atlanta ceremony. Also added: Sam & Dave's Dave Prater
    Nov 6, 2008
    Former country Grammy winners The Pointer Sisters are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Youngstown, Ohio, with Fleetwood Mac, Sam & Dave, Queen, Bread and The Righteous Brothers
    Oct 17, 2015
    Charlie Rich and Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore join the Memphis Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Cannon Center. Other inductees include Sam & Dave, Justin Timberlake and drummer Al Jackson Jr.
    Mar 20, 2019
    Lefty Frizzell's "The Long Black Veil" is entered into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The 2019 class also includes music by Cyndi Lauper, Sam & Dave, Neil Diamond and Ritchie Valens
    May 11, 2019
    "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" singer Julio Iglesias receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in Los Angeles. Also recognized during the ceremony are songwriter/producer Lou Adler, Sam & Dave and songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson 
    Oct 18, 2019
    Garth Brooks sings "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man" with Sam Moore as Sam & Dave earn a Lifetime Achievement honor when PBS airs "Grammy Salute To Music Legends." Other honorees include Julio Iglesias, Dionne Warwick, Lou Adler and Ashford & Simpson
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