New York, NY (Top40 Charts) World-renowned soul singing legend, Sam Moore, will bring a rare, intimate, 11-piece full band performance to Nashville's City Winery Monday, February 23rd. The Original Soul Man is no stranger to the city, having recently collaborated with bluegrass group Nu-Blu with their tribute to his friend
George Jones, titled "Jesus and Jones". Moore gave a moving tribute to the late great country singer at Playin' Possum - The Final No Show! at Nashville's Bridgestone
Arena in November of 2013 and kicked off Fan Fest at Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam in June to a standing ovation. This month's intimate appearance will be Moore's first full-band, full-length Nashville concert in more than 10 years.
Hits to expect in this special appearance will include "Hold On, I'm Comin'," "I Thank You," "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," "I Take What I Want," "Rainy Night In Georgia" " Come On Come Over" his Grammy Nominated version of " You Are So Beautiful To Me" and his monster Grammy winning and inspiration for The Blues Brothers hit "Soul Man," among others.
Tickets and VIP/Meet & Greet passes are still available to the February 23rd concert at www.citywinery.com/nashville or https://bit.ly/cwSamMoore.
The past year has seen Moore very active from coast to coast, with appearances in support of
Al Green at December's Kennedy Center Honors, where he delivered a stirring rendition of Green's "Take Me To The River" with Mavis Staples. The performance followed appearances at the
Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony in November and
September visits to multiple media outlets with Nu-Blu. In August, CBS Sunday Morning profiled Sam including coverage of the Stax Museum opening in Memphis. You can also see Sam in the
Gregg Allman "All My Friends…" tribute concert airing on AXS TV, HDNet and
Magnolia Pictures VOD.
Sam recorded a tribute to the late Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. in early 2014. "They Killed A King" pays tribute to his great friend. The song was released in early April to commemorate King's passing and inspires all to remember and continue the cause of inclusion and equality.
Moore's last album Overnight Sensational, produced by Randy Jackson, included collaborations with friends and fans like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting, Vince Gill,
Travis Tritt, Paul Rodgers, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Billy Gibbons, and Wynonna. The album's song "
You Are So Beautiful" earned him a Grammy nomination. His 1994 collaboration with Conway Twitty on "Rainy Night in Georgia" earned the pair two CMA awards and an ACM nomination. He has also received the coveted NARAS Heroes Award, been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame for "Soul Man," earned the ETAM Living Legend Award and received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Rolling Stone Magazine named Sam Moore among the Top 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
