Eddie Floyd

American singer, songwriter and producer, born June 25, 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Co-founder of vocal group The Falcons in 1955. Soon after the group disbanded in 1963 he joined the Stax Records label as a songwriter and producer. Later also a recording artist for the label, he had his biggest hit with "559790" (1966) (from eponymous album "221529" (1967).

Floyd remained with the label until its bankruptcy in 1976. Several albums on other labels followed, all without much commercial success. In the 1990s he went on tour with the Blues Brothers Band.