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| 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 ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1969 Label: Fantasy Inc. Critics' Rating:  A pair of remarkable soul hits, "Knock on Wood" and "I've Never Found a Girl," enabled Eddie Floyd to attain national success in 1968. But the longtime singer and composer, whose roots dated back to the ...Read full reviewReleased: 1968 Label: Ember-TKO Magnum Critics' Rating:  Eight sides (the credits list seven, but it's eight -- the slow ballad "When You're In Love" was left off the label) cut by Eddie Floyd for his uncle Robert West's LuPine Records, in between the breakup ...Read full review
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