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Known for the classics "Knock on Wood," "634-5789," "Raise Your
Hand," "Big Bird," and "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like
You Do)," among others, Eddie Floyd's career as a soul legend spans
over sixty years. His professional singing career began in Detroit
in the 1950s as a founding member of the Falcons, considered "The
First Soul Group." A solo artist and songwriter for Memphis's famed
Stax Records from 1966 until 1975, Floyd has subsequently been the
singer for the Blues Brothers Band and for Bill Wyman's Rhythm
Kings, while continuing to perform and record solo. In Knock!
Knock! Knock! On Wood , Floyd recounts how a three-year stint in an
Alabama reform school shaped his young life; recalls the early
years of R&B in Detroit alongside future Motown and Stax
legends; discusses the songwriting sessions with Steve Cropper and
Booker T. Jones that produced his biggest hits; addresses his
complicated life-long relationship with the often-unpredictable
Wilson Pickett; shares his memories of friend Otis Redding; reveals
his unlikely involvement in the rise of southern rock darlings
Lynyrd Skynyrd; and offers an insider perspective on the tragic
downfall of Stax Records. With input from Bruce Springsteen, Bill
Wyman, Paul Young, William Bell, Steve Cropper, and others, Knock!
Knock! Knock! On Wood captures Eddie's tireless work ethic and warm
personality for an engrossing first-hand account of one of the last
true soul survivors.
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