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"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd and written by Floyd and Steve Cropper. [6] The song was later covered by other artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
Knock on Wood – The Best of Amii Stewart, a 1996 album; Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album), 1967; Knock on Wood (The Young Gods album), 2008 "Knock on Wood" (1942 song), a song written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, from the film Casablanca "Knock on Wood", the title song to the 1954 film, written by Sylvia Fine "Knock on Wood", a song by ...
Katie Beirne Fallon and Shaun Donovan knocking on wood in the Oval Office (2015). Knocking on wood (also phrased touching wood or touch wood) is an apotropaic tradition of literally touching, tapping, or knocking on wood, or merely stating that one is doing or intending to do so, in order to avoid "tempting fate" after making a favorable prediction or boast, or a declaration concerning one's ...
Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) [1] [3] [4] 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 the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".
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The album yielded the single releases "Knock on Wood" and "Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven". Stewart's first single release, a disco cover version of the 1966 Eddie Floyd composition "Knock on Wood", reached number one of the U.S. Billboard single charts in April 1979 and earned her a platinum record and a Grammy Award nomination.
In 1967, Brenton Wood looked as if he was on the cusp of mainstream success. The Compton crooner's single "The Oogum Boogum Song" became a hit and ranked 34th and 19th on the Billboard's Hot 100 ...
Brenton Wood, the classic soul singer behind hits “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” died at the age of 83. Wood’s manager and assistant, Manny Gallegos, confirmed his ...