{"product_id":"knock-knock-knock-on-wood-my-life-in-soul-9781947026421","title":"Knock! Knock! Knock! on Wood: My Life in Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnown 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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKnock! Knock! Knock! On Woo\u003c\/i\u003ed, Floyd recounts how a three-year stint in an Alabama reform school shaped his young life; recalls the early years of R\u0026amp;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith input from Bruce Springsteen, Bill Wyman, Paul Young, William Bell, Steve Cropper, and others, \u003ci\u003eKnock! Knock! Knock! On Wood\u003c\/i\u003e captures Eddie's tireless work ethic and warm personality for an engrossing first-hand account of one of the last true soul survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bmg Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947026421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Eddie Floyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948831998133,"sku":"9781947026421","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dddd25a2-a0f3-4b1c-8ad4-a09bdb5cfc5b.jpg?v=1762273163","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/knock-knock-knock-on-wood-my-life-in-soul-9781947026421","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}