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Sam Moore: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

John Aizlewood, The Guardian, 15 February 2002

OF THE MYRIAD SAD SIGHTS on the live circuit, none is more distressing than the wobbly of voice and stomach soul veteran vainly trying to recapture past glories. Sam Moore — the half of Sam & Dave who didn't shoot his wife — might be in elasticated waistband territory, but his dignity remains washboard-tight.

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