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Eddie Floyd

1937 - Today

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Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including a No. 1 R&B hit song, "Knock on Wood". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Eddie Floyd is the 1,844th most popular singer (down from 1,687th in 2024), the 10,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,919th in 2019) and the 495th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Eddie Floyd ranks 1,844 out of 4,381. Before him are Asaf Avidan, Benjamin Biolay, Óscar Chávez, Serdar Ortaç, Candan Erçetin, and Khadja Nin. After him are Zoli Ádok, Anita Skorgan, Skin, Hanka Bielicka, Conway Twitty, and Tomohisa Yamashita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Eddie Floyd ranks 493. Before him are Carlo Mattrel, Italo Galbiati, Antonio Rada, Yury Sisikin, James MacArthur, and Gregory Sierra. After him are Bessie Head, Tatyana Talysheva, Juan Lezcano, Susan Hampshire, Magic Sam, and Léo Lacroix.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Floyd ranks 10,085 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Risch (1943), Sean Murray (1977), and Patton Oswalt (1969). After him are Dax Shepard (1975), Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898), Naomi Wolf (1962), Judy Blume (1938), Chick Webb (1905), Mckenna Grace (2006), Suzy Parker (1932), Justin Hartley (1977), and Clyfford Still (1904).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Eddie Floyd ranks 495. Before him are Jessica Simpson (1980), MC Ren (1969), Norman Greenbaum (1942), Rick Ross (1976), Guru (1961), and Chris Connor (1927). After him are Conway Twitty (1933), Gerard Way (1977), Cheryl Studer (1955), Chris Barnes (1967), Ray Gillen (1959), and P. P. Arnold (1946).

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