Sam Moore, the Grammy-winning soul singer who performed as half of Sam & Dave, has died. The singer died Friday at age 89 in Coral Gables, Fla., his publicist Jeremy Westby confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. An obituary from his publicity team, 2911 Media, stated that the cause of death was complications from surgery.

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables,

Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”