Eddie Floyd

Edward Eddie Lee Floyd is an American soulRampB singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s and the song Knock on Wood.

Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He founded The Falcons, which also featured Mack Rice. They were forerunners to future Detroit vocal groups such as The Temptations and The Four Tops. Their most successful songs included Youre So Fine and later, when Wilson Pickett was recruited into the group as the lead singer, I Found a Love. Pickett then embarked on a solo career, and The Falcons disbanded.

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