Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood
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Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood

My Life in Soul

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eBook - ePub

Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood

My Life in Soul

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Omnibus Press
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781947026391
Edition
0
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 โ€” All Money Ainโ€™t for You
  7. Chapter 2 โ€” Sent Up
  8. Chapter 3 โ€” Baby, Thatโ€™s It
  9. Chapter 4 โ€” Youโ€™re So Fine
  10. Chapter 5 โ€” I Found a Love
  11. Chapter 6 โ€” Make Up Your Mind
  12. Chapter 7 โ€” 634โ€“5789
  13. Chapter 8 โ€” Knock on Wood
  14. Chapter 9 โ€” Hit the Road, Stax
  15. Chapter 10 โ€” Get on Up, Big Bird
  16. Chapter 11 โ€” Iโ€™ve Never Found a Girl
  17. Chapter 12 โ€” California Girl
  18. Chapter 13 โ€” Down to Earth
  19. Chapter 14 โ€” Jamaica This Morning
  20. Chapter 15 โ€” Talk to the Man
  21. Chapter 16 โ€” Raise Your Hand
  22. Chapter 17 โ€” Mother, Dear Mother
  23. Chapter 18 โ€” Knock on Wood (Encore)
  24. Chapter 19 โ€” Soul Is Back Again
  25. Chapter 20 โ€” Everybody Needs Somebody
  26. Chapter 21 โ€” I Got a Reason to Smile
  27. Chapter 22 โ€” Edโ€™s Love Exchange
  28. Chapter 23 โ€” Eddie Loves You So
  29. Chapter 24 โ€” Eddieโ€™s Going Shagging
  30. Acknowledgments