Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1958
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Revision music for standard 8
- Music makers
- Bonds of Fate
- World musics in education
- Composing the Music of Africa
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1965
- Active to
- 2014
acid rockalbum rockart rockblues rockclassic rockexperimental rock
Discography
- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn1967
- A Saucerful of Secrets1968
- Ummagumma1969
- Atom Heart Mother1970
- Meddle1971
- The Dark Side of the Moon1973
- Wish You Were Here1975
- Animals1977
- The Wall1979
- The Final Cut1983
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 137,081
- Total plays
- 569,264
Tags
soulfunkjazzSouthern SoulNew Orleans
King Floyd (February 13, 1945 - March 6, 2006 ) was a New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best known for his Top 10 hit from 1970, "Groove Me". King Floyd III was born in New Orleans in 1945. His musical career started as a singer at the Sho-Bar on Bourbon Street. Following a stint in the army, Floyd went to California, where he joined up with record producer Harold Battiste. His debut album, A Man In Love, featuring songs co-written with Dr. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/King+Floyd">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
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- date of death
- 2006-03-06
- date of birth
- 1945-02-13
- cause of death
- diabetes
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- birth name
- King Floyd III
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