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Born
1935
in Montgomery, AL
Years Active:
60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | Current
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| 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). ... |
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