At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked behind only Otis Redding as the label's biggest stars.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars.

Sam Moore, formerly of the soul duo Sam & Dave, performs during halftime at a 2015 NBA game in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sam Moore, who influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, was inducted with Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars.

At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars.