Eddie Floyd (b. June 25, 1935 ) is a soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on the seminal Stax label in the 1960s and 1970s. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Soul music is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel which began in the late 1950s in the United States. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Stax Records was a Memphis, Tennessee based record label that existed from 1959 to 1976. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in home of Motown, Detroit. Singer for The Falcons before being replaced by Wilson Pickett, he had several solo hits in the late 1960s, including his best known track Knock on Wood, covered by many including David Bowie, James Taylor and Ella Fitzgerald. He usually recorded with Stax house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He also wrote hits for the likes of Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. Montgomery skyline from the banks of the Alabama River Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 135,775 km² 306 km 531 km 3. ... Motown, also known as Tamla-Motown outside the U.S., is a record label founded on December 14, 1959 by Berry Gordy, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Falcons were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, some of whose members went on to be influential in soul music. ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an African-American R&B and soul singer. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Hayward-Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English rock singer, musician and actor. ... The Best of James Taylor album cover James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was an American singer, considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr. ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an African-American R&B and soul singer. ... Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ...

He also appeared in the second Blues Brothers movie, and has toured with the Blues Brothers band. The Blues Brothers: Dan Aykroyd (left) and the late John Belushi The Blues Brothers is the name of a blues band fronted, incognito, by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. ...