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Eddie Floyd (* 25. Juni 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama) ist ein amerikanischer Soul - und R&B - Sänger sowie Liedschreiber des legendären Stax -Labels. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Biografie. 2 Diskografie. 2.1 Studioalben. 2.2 Kompilationen. 2.3 Singles. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Biografie.
Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".
"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. The song has become covered by later artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
Knock on Wood is the debut album of soul singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd, released in 1967 on Stax Records. The album was recorded between July and December 1966 at Stax Recording Studio. It features his most well-known single, the title track, "Knock on Wood".
Birth name. Eddie Lee Floyd. Mini Bio. Born in Alabama but raised in Detroit, Eddie Floyd grew up in the music business. His uncle owned both Lupine Records and Flick Records, two pioneering R&B labels in Detroit. Floyd was one of the founders of the vocal group The Falcons, in 1955.
31. Aug. 2011 · Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd, 25 June 1935, Montgomery, Alabama ) is a soul/R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s. Floyd was born in Alabama, but grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He founded The Falcons, which also featured "Sir" Mack Rice.
Eddie Floyd was born in June 25, 1935 in Montgomery, Alabama. Floyd grew up in Detroit, where his uncle Robert West founded the Lupine and Flick labels, two early rivals to Berry Gordy's early Motown empire. It is there that he co-founded the Falcons, initially a racially integrated group, in 1955. It was West that arranged the Falcon's record contract with Mercury Records where they recorded ...
