900 Eddie Floyd “Knock on Wood” 1966

“A founder member of the Detroit-based Falcons, Floyd was present on both their major hits, ‘You’re So Fine” and ‘I Found A Love’. He then recorded solo for Lupine in Detroit and Safice in Washington, DC, before moving to Memphis , in 1965 to join the Stax Records organization…During Floyd’s recording tenure at Stax, he enjoyed the use of the session bands Booker T. And The MGs and the Mar-Keys. He opened his account with ‘Things Get Better’, followed by the anthem-like ‘Knock On Wood’, one of soul’s enduring moments, and probably the oly time ‘lightning’ and ‘frightening’ have been coupled without sounding trite” (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2006). 

Eddie Floyd “Knock on Wood”