Soul Man – Sam Moore & Lou Reed (1986)

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Additional information about this Sam Moore & Lou Reed vinyl art.

Sam Moore & Lou Reed- The Artist/s

Samuel David Moore (1935 – 2025) was an American singer who was best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981.

Lewis Allan Reed (1942 – 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground came to be regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed’s distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career.

Soul Man – The Song

Soul Man is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave, which consisted of Samuel “Sam” Moore and David “Dave” Prater. In the US in 2019, “Soul Man” was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry as “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress. This is a cover version by Lou Reed and Sam Moore on the soundtrack to the 1986 comedy film Soul Man, supported by a music vide. Co-author Isaac Hayes found the inspiration for “Soul Man” in the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In July 1967, watching a television newscast of the aftermath of the 12th Street riot in Detroit, Michigan, Hayes noted that black residents had marked buildings that had not been destroyed during the riots – mostly African-American owned and operated institutions – with the word “soul”. Relating this occurrence to the biblical story of the Passover, Hayes and songwriting partner David Porter came up with the idea, in Hayes’s words, of “a story about one’s struggle to rise above his present conditions. It’s almost a tune kind of like boasting, ‘I’m a soul man.’ It’s a pride thing.

The Soul Man – The Shape

This record has been crafted into the silhouette of a man with a distinctive afro hair style, beard and sunglasses.

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