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by Steve HueySoul singer，songwriter Eddie Floyd scored one of the defining hits of the Memphis soul sound with Knock on Wood, a number one R the two founded a label and production company, Safice, co-writing songs and releasing Floyds recordings. When Bell accepted a job as promotions director at Stax, Floyd followed him to Memphis, where he signed on with Stax as a staff writer and producer. He worked chiefly with Carla Thomas and William Bell at first, and often wrote in tandem with house guitarist Steve Cropper. In early 1966, their composition 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) became a number one R around the same time, Floyd released his first single for Stax, Things Get Better, which failed to chart. That summer, Floyd cut Knock on Wood, another song hed written with Cropper; initially intended for Otis Redding, the tune wasnt big with Stax management because it was strongly based on the chord changes of Wilson Picketts In the Midnight Hour. However, distributor Atlantic smelled a hit, and released the song nationally; their instincts proved correct, as Knock on Wood became Staxs third number one R while it was regionally popular, the Southern soul sound had long since fallen out of commercial favor. A brief stint at Mercury failed to remake Floyd for the disco age, and after recording with British mod revivalists Secret Affair, he largely drifted away from the studio. Floyd attempted a comeback on Ichiban with 1988s Flashback album; the following year, he performed at President Bushs inaugural ball, and went on to tour with the Blues Brothers Band. In 1998, Floyd made a guest appearance in Blues Brothers 2000, and also performed 634-5789 with Pickett and Jonny Lang. Meanwhile, countless artists have covered Knock on Wood, most prominently a disco version by Amii Stewart that topped the pop charts in 1979. (更多)

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