Sam Moore, the famed soul singer who was one half of the duo Sam & Dave, has died at the age of 89.

The news was broken by entertainment reporter Roger Friedman, who noted that “the cause of death was complications recovering from surgery.”

Born in Miami in 1935, Moore began his career as a gospel singer. A chance encounter with fellow vocalist Dave Prater led the two to form Sam & Dave in 1961.

Four years later, the duo scored their first hit single, “You Don’t Know Like I Know.” So began a string of chart successes, including hugely popular songs like “Hold On! I’m Comin'” (1966), “You Got Me Hummin’ (1966), “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” (1967), “Soul Man” (1967) and “I Thank You” (1968).

REST IN PEACE MR. MOORE