Before his solo success, Isaac Hayes, often partnering with David Porter, wrote and arranged dozens of Stax classics for Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others.Read more
Jimi Hendrix was fired from Sam & Dave’s band during the first song of the first gig he played with them.Read more
Sam & Dave’s famous “Hold On I’m Coming” originated when Dave shouted the phrase from the Stax Records restroom.Read more
Steve Cropper played guitar on “Hold On I’m Coming” in both Sam & Dave’s 1966 original and The Blues Brothers 1980 cover.Read more
