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Eddie Floyd

A classic American soul singer who was part of legendary R&B label Stax Records' roster of artists in the 1960s, Eddie Floyd's enthusiastic and charismatic performances epitomised the Memphis sound of the era. Raised in Detroit, he started out singing in the influential, prototype Motown harmony group The Falcons alongside Wilson Pickett in the mid-1950s before joining Stax as songwriter and working with the house band Booker T. and the M.G.'s. He wrote Pickett's solo hit 634-5789 (Soulsville USA), but got his big break when his solo track Knock On Wood (initially intended for Ot...