"Knock on Wood (song) ""Knock On Wood"" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. His recording peaked at number 28 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. The song was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The National Civil Rights Museum). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder and lightning, The way you love me is frightening'."
"Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were ""Hey, Girl"", a top ten US pop hit in 1963, and ""Are You Lonely For Me"", a no.1 hit on the R&B chart in early 1967. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and sang in his grandmother's gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with them at the age of 12. He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, but began singing again with the"
"UK (#63). The original ""Images"" album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc. Side A: Side B: Images (Amii Stewart album) Images is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in April 1981. The album yielded three European single releases, ""My Guy/My Girl"" (a duet with Johnny Bristol) (#39 UK), ""Where Did Our Love Go"", and ""Great Balls Of Fire"" and had been followed by single ""Rocky Woman"" which was also included on the Mexican edition. ""Images"" was released as ""I'm Gonna Get Your Love"" in the U.S., with a slightly altered track listing. In 1985 Stewart recorded a"
"Images (Amii Stewart album) Images is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in April 1981. The album yielded three European single releases, ""My Guy/My Girl"" (a duet with Johnny Bristol) (#39 UK), ""Where Did Our Love Go"", and ""Great Balls Of Fire"" and had been followed by single ""Rocky Woman"" which was also included on the Mexican edition. ""Images"" was released as ""I'm Gonna Get Your Love"" in the U.S., with a slightly altered track listing. In 1985 Stewart recorded a new version of duet ""My Guy/My Girl"" with Deon Estus that was issued as a single in the"
"Boogie Wonderland ""Boogie Wonderland"" is a 1979 disco hit song written by Allee Willis and Jon Lind and recorded by American R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions. It was included on the album ""I Am"" and released as a single on March 20, 1979, by the American Record Corporation and Columbia Records. It peaked at number 14 on the disco chart, number 6 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1979. ""Boogie Wonderland"" was written for The Emotions -"
"Hits, with the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, and the Fontane Sisters' versions listed as best sellers. The Teen Queens version was ranked No. 17 in ""Cash Box""s ranking of ""1956's Top R&B Records as Voted in the ""Cash Box"" Poll"". Eddie My Love ""Eddie My Love"" is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens. Sam Ling was an alias of Saul Bihari, co-founder"
"Blondes Have More Fun Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. As was the popular musical trend at the time, it is Stewart's foray into disco music, which although commercially successful, was critically divisive. The lead single ""Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"" became one of Stewart's biggest hits, peaking at No.1 in both the UK and US. The album has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. After carving a highly successful career throughout the 1970s as a rock singer, Stewart elected to follow the disco trend that was at its peak in 1978"
"(songs inspired by the film Eddie The Eagle) and appears on the end credits for the film. . Holly Johnson William Holly Johnson (born William Johnson, 9 February 1960), known professionally as Holly Johnson, is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, ""Blast"", reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – ""Love Train"""
"1959. Then in April 1960, while touring with Gene Vincent in the UK, their taxi crashed into a concrete lamp post, killing Eddie at the young age of 21. The grim coincidence in this all was that his posthumous UK number-one hit was called ""Three Steps to Heaven"". Rockabilly music enjoyed great popularity in the United States during 1956 and 1957, but radio play declined after 1960. Factors contributing to this decline are usually cited as the 1959 death of Buddy Holly in an airplane crash (along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper), the induction of Elvis Presley into"
"Jasper County, Mississippi. Eddie Cooley Edward J. ""Eddie"" Cooley (born c. 1930) is an American R&B singer and songwriter, who co-wrote the much-recorded song ""Fever"". He also had a US pop hit in 1956 with ""Priscilla"", credited to Eddie Cooley and the Dimples. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, later moving to New York City, where he befriended singer and songwriter Otis Blackwell. Around 1955 he contacted Blackwell with an idea for a song he had written, ""Fever"". According to Blackwell, Cooley said to him: ""Man, I got an idea for a song called ""Fever"", but I can´t finish it."""
"Eddie Cooley Edward J. ""Eddie"" Cooley (born c. 1930) is an American R&B singer and songwriter, who co-wrote the much-recorded song ""Fever"". He also had a US pop hit in 1956 with ""Priscilla"", credited to Eddie Cooley and the Dimples. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, later moving to New York City, where he befriended singer and songwriter Otis Blackwell. Around 1955 he contacted Blackwell with an idea for a song he had written, ""Fever"". According to Blackwell, Cooley said to him: ""Man, I got an idea for a song called ""Fever"", but I can´t finish it."" Blackwell finished writing"
"Amoo. Eddie died on 23 February 2018. As a member of The Real Thing, he had great success with ""You to Me Are Everything"", ""Can't Get By Without You"", and ""Can You Feel the Force?"". In March 1977, the song he co-wrote with brother ""You'll Never Know What You're Missing"" was at No 23 in the ""Billboard"" charts, having been at no 23 the previous week. In 1981, his single ""This Must Be Love"", (a Phil Collins composition) bw ""You'll Never Know What You're Missing"" was released on the Precision label. In March 1984, a single recorded with Debby Bishop"
"song. Eddie Arnold's version of the song was nominated for a Grammy in both country and folk categories in 1959. Doc Watson recorded the song on his 1966 album ""Southbound"". Interest in the song was revived in 1972 when he recorded the song with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in their groundbreaking rock/country crossover album ""Will the Circle be Unbroken"". Watson again released the song on his 2003 album of the same name. Tennessee Stud Tennessee Stud is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. It was released in 1959 by Driftwood and tells the story about a man, his horse (nicknamed"
"In a Broken Dream ""In a Broken Dream"" is a song and single by Australian rock band Python Lee Jackson featuring vocals from Rod Stewart. Released in 1972 it entered the UK chart in September, reaching number 3 in October. Stewart's vocals are not credited on the record label, although the popularity of the song can be attributed to his vocals and star profile. The song was written in the 1960s by the group's keyboard player and singer, Dave Bentley. Believing his vocals were not correct for the song, Bentley brought in Rod Stewart. Before being successful with Faces or"
"for Tommy Dorsey. It was on the charts at no. 13 in 1953 for The Four Tunes and at no. 15 for the Bachelors in 1965, 36 years after its first appearance. Rudy Vallee performed it on his radio show, and the song was a hit for George Olsen, Connee Boswell (she was still known as Connie), and Ozzie Nelson's band. Aretha Franklin produced a single of the song in 1963, 31 years later. Furia notes that when Rudy Vallee first introduced the song on his radio show, the ""song not only became an overnight hit, it saved Vallee's marriage:"
"and Buddah, they never had any significant chart success, their biggest R&B hit being ""Time Waits For No One"" on Eastern records in 1965. In 1971, they both joined a local group, Phoenix Express. Their recordings later became popular with aficionados such as Dave Godin, on whose Deep Soul compilations several of their tracks appear. A compilation CD was released on Ace Records (UK) in 2002. (Musically, they are often compared to Sam & Dave). 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Eddie & Ernie Eddie and Ernie were an American soul music duo in the 1960s, comprising Eddie"
"1965, as the backup band for singer/actress/comedian Virginia O'Brien. In 1969, he signed with E. H. Morris Music, followed by Warner Brothers Music in 1971, writing ""The Drum,"" which became a hit single for Bobby Sherman. In 1974, three more of his songs did well: ""Train of Thought,"" recorded by Cher, ""Rock And Roll Heaven,"" recorded by The Righteous Brothers, and ""Angie Baby,"" recorded by Helen Reddy. ""Angie Baby"" hit #1 at the end of December 1974 and became one of Reddy's biggest-selling singles. In a 2006 article, O'Day said the song took three months to write; originally, it was"
"Moody's Mood for Love ""Moody's Mood for Love"" is a 1952 song by Eddie Jefferson, whose melody is derived from an improvised solo by jazz saxophonist James Moody on a 1949 recording of the 1935 song ""I'm in the Mood for Love"". It gained widespread popularity after being recorded in 1954 by singer King Pleasure. It has since been covered by many artists. Moody himself adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on the 1956 album ""Moody's Mood for Love"" and often singing the song himself in concert. James Moody created his improvised solo in 1949 on"
"Stewart's ""Greatest Hits"" collection (1979) went to #1 in the UK and Australia, giving the singer a record-breaking five consecutive #1 albums in the latter country. Warner Bros. Records also had unexpected success in the mid-1970s with another 'heritage' act, veteran vocal group the Four Seasons. In early 1975, they signed with Curb Records (which was distributed by WBR) just as lead singer Frankie Valli scored a surprise hit with his independently released solo single ""My Eyes Adored You"". Soon after, Valli and The Four Seasons burst back onto the charts with the disco-styled ""Who Loves You"", which reached #3"
"1970 with a group called the Gospel Jazz Singers. She went home to Florida at her mother's request to help form the group. Rose wrote most of the background vocals while Eddie wrote most of the songs. The group hit the pop chart in 1971 with the single ""Treat Her Like a Lady"" (U.S. R&B Top 20, ""Billboard"" Hot 100 #3). The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 2 August 1971. The act succeeded again in 1972 with ""Too Late to Turn Back Now"" (U.S. R&B #5, Hot 100 #2); both songs were written"
"Amy Records Amy Records was a record label formed in 1960 as a subsidiary of Bell Records. Artists who had success on Amy included Al Brown's Tunetoppers with ""The Madison"" (Amy 804 charted #23), a dance tune in 1960, Joey Powers with ""Midnight Mary"" (Amy 892 charted #10 in 1963), Del Shannon's 1964 recordings of ""Handy Man"" (Amy 905 charted #22) and ""Keep Searchin'"" (Amy 915 charted #9). Lee Dorsey hit with ""Ride Your Pony"" in 1965 (Amy 927 charted #28) and ""Working in the Coal Mine"" in 1966 (Amy 958 charted #8). Paul Simon, (pre-dating Simon & Garfunkel), together"
"one of three known Pink Floyd songs to refer to an eiderdown, (better known to Americans as a comforter). The other two songs are ""Julia Dream"", the B-side to a 1968 single, and ""A Pillow of Winds"" from the ""Meddle"" album. A live version of ""Flaming"" (at that time known as ""Snowing"") was played in London's All Saints Hall in 1966. A live version of the song, with Gilmour in Barrett's place, was shown on French television. The song opened with a slide whistle played by bassist Roger Waters. Flaming (song) ""Flaming"" (formerly titled ""Snowing"") is a song by English"
"Try Love (Amii Stewart album) Try Love is a studio album by Amii Stewart, first released in Italy in 1984. It includes singles ""That Loving Feeling"" (written by Tony Joe White), ""I Gotta Have You Back"" and ""Try Love"". After the commercial success of the non-album single ""Friends"" in 1985, the album was re-released internationally with an extended remix of the song replacing the track ""Mother Mary."" Certain original (1984) versions of the album had already included the original (non-extended) version of ""Friends"" as an additional (fifth) track on Side A, maintaining ""Mother Mary"" as the final track on the"
"ever heard."" After that record sold well, prompting several follow-up releases. Harry Stewart was killed in an automobile accident in 1956 while returning to Los Angeles from an appearance in Ely, Nevada. He was survived by his wife Gretchen, son Steven and stepdaughter Eleanor. His widow later married comedic actor Jim Edward Jordan. In 1949 Capitol Records released ""I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas"" and ""Yingle Bells,"" a single by Yogi Yorgesson with the Johnny Duffy Trio. This record was the most popular of Stewart's career, selling over one million copies and earning a gold disc. The two songs have"
"the song. On the strength of this comedy hit, Stewart toured Australia and appeared on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" in 1968, doing impersonations of Dean Martin. His skill with different accents is also evident on ""The Rumour"", where the rumour moves across Scotland and into Ireland, with Stewart speaking in a different accent for each place. Among the highlights of Andy Stewart's stage shows were his impersonations of other famous singers, including Tom Jones, Billy Eckstine, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Johnnie Ray, Elvis Presley, Petula Clark and Johnny Cash. His albums, such as ""Scottish Soldier"", ""The Best of Andy Stewart"""
"Steed Records Steed Records was a record label founded by songwriter-record producer Jeff Barry in 1967 in New York City. The label was active until 1971. It was first distributed by Dot Records, then by Gulf+Western's Famous Music Group after it absorbed Dot. Steed's main artist was singer-songwriter Andy Kim, whose biggest hit for the label was ""Baby, I Love You"" (co-written and produced by Barry) in 1969. Other artists on the label included Robin McNamara (""Lay a Little Lovin' On Me"") and The Illusion (""Did You See Her Eyes""). Other Steed acts included Louis St. Louis and Jacqueline Carol"
"album ""Greatest Hits Vol. 2"". Singer Brent Anderson included a portion of ""Amie"" in his 2011 single ""Amy's Song"", which featured backing vocals from Craig Fuller and Vince Gill. Counting Crows covered the song on their 2011 album of covers, ""Underwater Sunshine"". Garth Brooks covered the song on the ""Melting Pot"" disc of his four CD boxed set """" released in 2013. Amie (song) ""Amie"" is a song recorded by the American soft rock group Pure Prairie League. It was released in 1973 as their debut single, but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until 1975. The song"
"Eddie My Love ""Eddie My Love"" is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens. Sam Ling was an alias of Saul Bihari, co-founder of Modern, RPM, and other labels. The Teen Queens were the first to record the song in 1956. It was to become their biggest selling single, with several follow up records failing to generate the same success. The Chordettes and"
"Both versions were in the Australian hit parade in 1966. Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded the song in 1966 under the title ""Bonnie Boat"". Calum Kennedy included a version on ""Songs of Scotland and Ireland"" (Beltona 1971). Rod Stewart recorded two versions of the song with The Atlantic Crossing Drum & Pipe Band during the sessions for ""Atlantic Crossing"", between 1974 and 1975. They were given an official release on the deluxe re-release of the album in 2009. This song can be heard at the beginning of ""Who Stole the Bagpipes,"" the second episode in season one of the early"
"performed the song, playing the part of Eddie. This song was also covered by the Californian band The Phenomenauts. Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul ""Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul"" is the seventh song in ""The Rocky Horror Picture Show"" soundtrack and is sung by Eddie, an ex-delivery boy. It expresses Eddie's love for 'Saturday night' rock and roll and a past love that was (presumably Columbia) his girlfriend. A chorus of Transylvanians sing background vocals; Phantoms have this responsibility in the stage play. Eddie rides out of the freezer on his frozen motorcycle to Columbia's surprise and glee"
"Kenny Edwards was the vocalist on ""Part One"", while ""Part Two"" was an instrumental that featured fine sitar work (also by Edwards). The band hit pay dirt with Michael Nesmith's ""Different Drum"" (written and copyrighted in 1965 prior to Nesmith joining The Monkees), the second 45 (following ""One for One"") from the new album. The band's version of ""Different Drum"" hit the Billboard Pop Chart on November 11, 1967 and stayed in the Hot 100 for 17 weeks, getting as high as No. 13. The song also reached No. 12 on the Cash Box survey. The song has been a"
"Eddie Jefferson Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was a jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Jefferson himself claims that his main influence was Leo Watson. Perhaps his best-known song is ""Moody's Mood for Love"", though it was first recorded by King Pleasure, who cited Jefferson as an influence. Jefferson's songs ""Parker's Mood"" and ""Filthy McNasty"" were also hits. Jefferson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of his most notable recordings, ""So What"", combined the lyrics of"
"634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) ""634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"" is a soul song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Wilson Pickett on his 1966 Atlantic Records album ""The Exciting Wilson Pickett"". The single reached #1 on the ""Black Singles"" chart and #13 on the ""Pop Singles"" chart. The song has been covered by performers including Otis Redding, Ry Cooder, Johnny Van Zant, Tower of Power, and country singer Trace Adkins. Bruce Springsteen has played the song live on many occasions; on his Wrecking Ball Tour, it was usually included in the set list as part of the"