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.Wikipedia ...

When you ask Stax Records great Eddie Floyd why he decided to finally tell his life story at the age of 83, he laughs and then says, with mock grimness: “Well, you know, there’s not many of us left ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

Memphis cult band Big Star’s “#1 Record” and Stax star Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” are among the recordings that have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On Thursday, the Grammys announced ...

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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people talk about the architects of Southern soul, names like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave usually come up first. But leaving out Eddie Floyd means missing one ...

When I was down in Memphis a few weeks ago reporting this story, I spent a few hours with Eddie Floyd. Eddie wrote and co-wrote quite a few Stax hits. His biggest, co-written with Steve Cropper of ...

The Grammy Hall of Fame added 13 new recordings from artists like Big Star, Eddie Floyd, and JAY-Z. The list includes albums and singles that are historically or culturally significant. Notable ...