Eddie Floyd
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Biography
[Edit]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, Floyd spent a brief period as the Falcons' lead singer, until Wilson Pickett joined up. Now recording for West's Lupine imprint, the Falcons and Pickett cut their second undisputed classic, the gospel-inflected ballad "I Found a Love," in 1962. Pickett subsequently went solo, and the Falcons broke up in 1963.
Floyd recorded a few solo sides for Lupine, and moved to Washington, D.C., for a time to work with his DJ friend, Al Bell; the two founded a label and production company, Safice, co-writing songs and releasing Floyd's recordings. When Bell accepted a job as promotions director at Stax, Floyd followed him to Memphis, where he signed on with Stax as a staff writer and producer. He worked chiefly with Carla Thomas and William Bell at first, and often wrote in tandem with house guitarist Steve Cropper. In early 1966, their composition "634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)" became a number one R&B hit for Wilson Pickett; around the same time, Floyd released his first single for Stax, "Things Get Better," which failed to chart. That summer, Floyd cut "Knock on Wood," another song he'd written with Cropper; initially intended for Otis Redding, the tune wasn't big with Stax management because it was strongly based on the chord changes of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour." However, distributor Atlantic smelled a hit, and released the song nationally; their instincts proved correct, as "Knock on Wood" became Stax's third number one R&B hit by the end of the year (strangely, it barely made the Top 30 on the pop charts). Floyd followed his instant soul classic with several more Top 40 R&B hits over the next four years, including "Raise Your Hand," "Love Is a Doggone Good Thing," "On a Saturday Night," "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" (his second biggest hit), and a cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home to Me."
In spite of diminishing commercial returns, Floyd stayed with Stax as a performer and writer right up to the label's bankruptcy in 1975. He spent two years with the Southern soul/blues label Malaco, recording the album Experience in 1977; while it was regionally popular, the Southern soul sound had long since fallen out of commercial favor. A brief stint at Mercury failed to remake Floyd for the disco age, and after recording with British mod revivalists Secret Affair, he largely drifted away from the studio. Floyd attempted a comeback on Ichiban with 1988's Flashback album; the following year, he performed at President Bush's inaugural ball, and went on to tour with the Blues Brothers Band. In 1998, Floyd made a guest appearance in Blues Brothers 2000, and also performed "634-5789" with Pickett and Jonny Lang. Meanwhile, countless artists have covered "Knock on Wood," most prominently a disco version by Amii Stewart that topped the pop charts in 1979. While in his seventies, Floyd recorded the affirming Eddie Loves You, a project where he revisited some of his classic songs. The album was released in 2008 from a revitalized Stax Records, the perfect pairing of artist and label.
Title: Knock On Wood (Digital Only)
Artist: Eddie Floyd
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Knock On Wood & Other Favorites (Remastered)
Artist: Eddie Floyd
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Don't Forget About James (feat. Anthony Floyd) - Single
Artist: Eddie Floyd
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Soul Troubadors (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Clarence Carter
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country
Collections
Title: Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sweet Soul Music
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: '60s & '70s Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Soul Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best of 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of 70s
Genre: Pop
Title: Talk to Me (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 '60s Hits (Re-Recorded Version) [Remastered]
Genre: Rock
Title: The Number 1 Soul Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Pure 60s Hits You Love!
Title: Soul Jazz Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hot Summer Nights (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: All Your Rhythm & Blues Favourites (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Back to the 60's, Vol. 2 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 21 Soul Hits 1960-1980
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Loco, Vol. III
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Wattstax - The Living Word
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul 150 Original Moments
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Night On the Town - 18 Timeless Club Anthems
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Ever Soul Revival (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Solid Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sensational Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 101 Soul Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Very Best of Sixties Soul (Re-Recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul SongĀ“s / Soul Song?s
Genre: Blues
Title: 60s Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of the '60s
Genre: Pop
Title: 60s Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Music Shuffle, Vol. 2
Title: 60s Super Hits Volume 1
Title: Quiet Storm - Soulful Slow Jams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vanthology - A Tribute to Van Morrison
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 100 Timeless Love Songs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Big Music Shuffle, Vol. 1
Title: It's Soul Time!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Super Non-Stop Soul Dance
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Top 20 of Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 30 Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 36 Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 15 Songs Every Man Should Listen To: Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Soul, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Radio Hits of the 60s Volume 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Dizzy 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Atlantic Top 60: Sweat-Soaked Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: The Greatest Soul Ballads Album
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Classic Soul Mix
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Remembering 1966
Title: 60's Soul - Tell It Like It Is
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 150 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Back To The 60's Soul - Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Talent, 30 Original Songs: Soul
Genre: Blues
Title: Smash Hits of the '60s
Title: Happy Sounds Of The '60s (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Key Party 1970 (A Swinging Tribute To Swingers Everywhere)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Originals of Soul & RnB
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Stax / Volt Revue: Live In Paris, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Disco Loco Vol. II
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas
Artist: The Muppets
Genre: Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Frat Party - Soul Music Edition (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Karaoke - Singing to the Hits: Soul Style (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
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