▁James ▁Brown . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Pr ater ▁and ▁Sam ▁Daniel s ▁released ▁a ▁newly ▁s ung ▁med ley ▁of ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁hits ▁recorded ▁in ▁The ▁Netherlands , ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 9 2 ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁chart ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁to ▁" Sam ▁& ▁Dave ". ▁Sam ▁Moore ▁got ▁the ▁record ▁company ▁to ▁recall ▁the ▁single ▁for ▁using ▁the ▁" Sam ▁& ▁Dave " ▁name ▁without ▁permission , ▁and ▁the ▁record ▁was ▁re - label led ▁and ▁re - iss ued ▁by ▁" The ▁New ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁Rev ue ". ▁ ▁Pr ater ▁last ▁performed ▁with ▁Sam ▁Daniel s ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁at ▁a ▁St ax ▁Re union ▁at ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁C iv ic ▁Center , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁Isaac ▁Hay es , ▁Edd ie ▁F loyd , ▁and ▁R uf us ▁and ▁Car la ▁Thomas . ▁Six ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Pr ater ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁in ▁Sy cam ore , ▁Georgia ▁while ▁driving ▁to ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁Sam ▁Moore ▁solo ▁career ▁( 1 9 8 2 – present ) ▁Moore ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁and ▁record ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁numerous ▁du ets ▁with ▁other ▁popular ▁artists . ▁( See ▁the ▁Sam ▁Moore ▁article .) ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁between ▁Moore ▁and ▁Pr ater ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁were ▁also ▁famous ▁for