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The story of when Sam & Dave played Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. January of 1968, activities of the annual T-Day Week was to hold a Friday evening concert. The original concert lineup was to feature The Temptations and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Due to contract issues, Motown was not coming to the Bluegrass. Sam and Dave + the Fifth Dimension was given consideration by the Student Council as they would approach the Transy Board for approval. By February of 1968, the Sultans of Sweat, SAM & DAVE, was locked in. If you paid your Transy Student Activity Fee, you were lucky to see Sam & Dave for free! Not a student then the Sam & Dave Revue would cost you $3. Still lucky! May 9th, 1968 at 5:30 P.M. two acts opened the for Sam & Dave. One opening act may have been Joe Wells and the Soulmen from Louisville. Soon after, Sam & Dave along w the Memphis Horns took the stage. Sam & Dave put on a hell of a performance that night ending with "Hold On, I'm Coming." This account was all based on extensive research this morning. I wasn't there but would have loved to been. However, I did know one person who was in attendance that night. I interviewed him today. He would drive to Bowling Green in the 60s to get these phenomenal records produced in Memphis on the Stax label. I ended up with the records many years later. The person in the crowd that night at Transy to see Sam & Dave was my dad. Article excerpts from the Transylvania student newspaper, The Rambler. #RIPSamMoore #samanddave