Saturday, September 20, 2014

Video of the Week #83

This week, a soul classic. Sam and Dave sing their signature hit, "Hold On, I'm Comin'," filmed during a Stax/Volt Revue European tour, in Oslo in April, 1967. Dave Prater, on the left, died in an auto accident in 1988. Sam Moore is still performing. They are backed by Booker T. and the M.G.'s, left to right: Al Jackson, Jr., drums; Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass; Steve Cropper, guitar; and Booker T. Jones, organ. The horn players are members of the Mar-Keys.


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