Dave Prater

Dave Prater, American singer (died 1988)

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Born: May 9, 1937
Died: April 9, 1988
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1937

About Dave Prater

David Prater Jr. was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until his death in 1988. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1997), and he was a Grammy Award–winning (1967) and multiple Gold Record award-winning recording artist. Dave Prater met his future partner, Sam Moore, in the King of Hearts Club in Miami in 1961, signing to Roulette Records shortly thereafter. They were signed in late 1964 by Jerry Wexler to Atlantic Records, with an agreement that allowed them to record in Memphis with Stax Records. Prater was typically featured as the lead vocalist on these records, with Moore typically singing harmony and alternate verses.

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Dave Prater timeline

1961Dave Prater met his future partner, Sam Moore, in the King of Hearts Club in Miami in 1961, signing to Roulette Records shortly thereafter.
1964They were signed in late 1964 by Jerry Wexler to Atlantic Records, with an agreement that allowed them to record in Memphis with Stax Records.
1992He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1997), and he was a Grammy Award–winning (1967) and multiple Gold Record award-winning recording artist.

The world when Dave Prater was born

Dave Prater was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

#1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
Defining fadSwing music
Notable inventionShopping cart
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dave Prater's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1937	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,200	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	128.8M	341 million

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