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Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
Eddie Lee Floyd 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". At age sixteen, Floyd founded The Falcons, which also featured Mack Rice. Floyd signed a contract with the Memphis-based Stax Records as a songwriter in 1965.
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Eddie Floyd was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Eddie Floyd's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1937 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,000 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 128.8M | 341 million |
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