Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
Top Songs
| 1 | Knock on Wood | ||
| 2 | I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) | ||
| 3 | Never Found A Girl | ||
| 4 | People, Get It Together | ||
| 5 | I Stand Accused |
Albums
Mar 2024 • 8 songs
Apr 2023 • 1 song
Apr 2023 • 4 songs
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About
Biography
Soul singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd scored one of the defining hits of the Memphis soul sound with "Knock on Wood," a number one R&B smash that typified the Stax house style at its grittiest. Floyd was born in Montgomery, AL, in 1935, but grew up in Detroit, where his uncle Robert West owned a couple of record labels, including Lupine. In 1955, Floyd co-founded the seminal proto-soul group the Falcons, who eventually scored a major R&B hit with "You're So Fine" in 1959 (with Joe Stubbs, later of the Contours and 100 Proof Aged in Soul, as lead singer). After Stubbs' departure, ...