King Floyd (February 13, 1945 - March 6, 2006 ) was a New Orleans soul sing… Read Full Bio ↴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. John, failed to make an impact on the charts. Floyd returned to New Orleans in 1969 and worked for the Post Office.
He first recorded a single (Walkin' and Talkin') for LA based Art Laboe's Original Sound label in 1965. Floyd had written with fellow New Orleans refugee Dr. John while in L.A, and in 1967 recorded a pop oriented album on the Mercury subsidiary Pulsar called "King Floyd: A Man in Love". He was recording with Wardell Quezergue in Jackson MS for Malaco Record's in-house label Chimneyville, when his song "Groove Me" became a huge hit in late 1970.
In 1970, Wardell Quezergue, an arranger of R&B scores, persuaded Floyd to record "Groove Me" with Malaco Records in Jackson, Mississippi. Jean Knight recorded her hit, "Mr. Big Stuff," in the same sessions. At first, "Groove Me" was a B-side to another Floyd song, "What Our Love Needs." New Orleans radio DJ's started playing "Groove Me" and the song became a local hit. Atlantic Records picked up national distribution of "Groove Me," which topped the United States R&B chart and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] & went to #41 in Britain. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in December 1970. Floyd quit his job at the post office to perform a U.S. tour. His follow-up single, "Baby Let Me Kiss You" climbed up to number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1971.
Ironically both Stax and Atlantic Records had been offered the song to release but turned it down, (they also refused Jean Knight's smash hit "Mr. Big Stuff", cut at the same sessions). Floyd's follow up song was "Baby Let Me Kiss You", early in 1971. Atlantic inevitably realized it's mistake and gave Chimneyville a distribution deal and issued an LP, "King Floyd", on their Cotillion label. Side One's second track was "Let Us Be", written by Larry Hamilton. That summer, the song (shortened by about a minute from the album version) was released on Floyd's third Chimneyville 45 with the funky "Got To Have Your Lovin'" (by Joe Broussard and Michael Adams), which garnered brief airplay and top ten R&B chart action. Another single off his self titled album went gold in 1973 called "Woman Don't Go Away", rediscovered three years after it's release. The Mighty Majors ("You Can Never Go Back") was his backup band on the road for a spell. He released another album in 1973 called "Think About It", and his last Malaco affiliated album of this period was 1975's "Well Done". His next effort surfaced on the Dial label "Can You Dig It?" but the disco era was not kind to the southern soulman. King Floyd faced hard times, and other than a co-songwriter credit on Shaggy's "Boombastic," in 1995, he did not get another release out until 2000's "Ol Skool Funk" back on Malaco, his final recording. However, his song "Don't Leave Me Lonely" was prominently sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan for the song "For Heaven's Sake" off their album Wu-Tang Forever. He died on March 6, 2006.
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. John, failed to make an impact on the charts. Floyd returned to New Orleans in 1969 and worked for the Post Office.
He first recorded a single (Walkin' and Talkin') for LA based Art Laboe's Original Sound label in 1965. Floyd had written with fellow New Orleans refugee Dr. John while in L.A, and in 1967 recorded a pop oriented album on the Mercury subsidiary Pulsar called "King Floyd: A Man in Love". He was recording with Wardell Quezergue in Jackson MS for Malaco Record's in-house label Chimneyville, when his song "Groove Me" became a huge hit in late 1970.
In 1970, Wardell Quezergue, an arranger of R&B scores, persuaded Floyd to record "Groove Me" with Malaco Records in Jackson, Mississippi. Jean Knight recorded her hit, "Mr. Big Stuff," in the same sessions. At first, "Groove Me" was a B-side to another Floyd song, "What Our Love Needs." New Orleans radio DJ's started playing "Groove Me" and the song became a local hit. Atlantic Records picked up national distribution of "Groove Me," which topped the United States R&B chart and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] & went to #41 in Britain. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in December 1970. Floyd quit his job at the post office to perform a U.S. tour. His follow-up single, "Baby Let Me Kiss You" climbed up to number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1971.
Ironically both Stax and Atlantic Records had been offered the song to release but turned it down, (they also refused Jean Knight's smash hit "Mr. Big Stuff", cut at the same sessions). Floyd's follow up song was "Baby Let Me Kiss You", early in 1971. Atlantic inevitably realized it's mistake and gave Chimneyville a distribution deal and issued an LP, "King Floyd", on their Cotillion label. Side One's second track was "Let Us Be", written by Larry Hamilton. That summer, the song (shortened by about a minute from the album version) was released on Floyd's third Chimneyville 45 with the funky "Got To Have Your Lovin'" (by Joe Broussard and Michael Adams), which garnered brief airplay and top ten R&B chart action. Another single off his self titled album went gold in 1973 called "Woman Don't Go Away", rediscovered three years after it's release. The Mighty Majors ("You Can Never Go Back") was his backup band on the road for a spell. He released another album in 1973 called "Think About It", and his last Malaco affiliated album of this period was 1975's "Well Done". His next effort surfaced on the Dial label "Can You Dig It?" but the disco era was not kind to the southern soulman. King Floyd faced hard times, and other than a co-songwriter credit on Shaggy's "Boombastic," in 1995, he did not get another release out until 2000's "Ol Skool Funk" back on Malaco, his final recording. However, his song "Don't Leave Me Lonely" was prominently sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan for the song "For Heaven's Sake" off their album Wu-Tang Forever. He died on March 6, 2006.
Heartaches
King Floyd Lyrics
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Chris Barber Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
Chris Norman Everyday I wait on the street 'til you're passing my…
Clint Black The doctor told me I'd get better in time The pains…
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Country Gentlemen Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) I thought I saw the promise of forever in…
Dukes of Dixieland Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
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Enoch Light Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Exotic Guitars Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
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George & Earl MULTIPLY THE HEARTACHES (Kathy Dee) « © '63 Glad Music » …
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Jack Hansen And His Orchestra Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
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Jimmy Rushing Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
L.A. Boppers Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Y…
Larry Elgart & His Orchestra Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Malcolm Lockyer And His Orchestra Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
Marcel's Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss was…
Marcels Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss w…
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Marion Morgan Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Mark Rubin Band Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
Pat Boone Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Patsy Cline Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Y…
Rachel Portman Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
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Ray Conniff And Billy Butterfield Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
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Rick Trevino Heartaches will find you every time You slip on over that…
Rocky Sharpe Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Seger Ellis You said you loved me just as I love you And…
Shallou Your love takes me higher Than I've ever been before And you…
Somethin' Smith & The Redheads Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
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Steven B.C. Tears are not enough - oh, you lose a friend Baby,…
Ted Weems Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
Ted Weems & Elmo Tanner (whistler) Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
Ted Weems & His Band Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Yo…
The Boppers Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Y…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by King Floyd:
Baby Let Me Kiss You Baby, let me do it, let me do it to…
Don't Leave Me Lonely Please don’t you leave me lonely, baby Please don’t leave me…
Groove Me Uh, aw, sookie sookie now! Hey, ow, uh, come on, baby Hey…
Groove Me Baby Uh, aw, sookie sookie now! Hey, ow, uh, come on, baby Hey…
Hard to Handle Baby, here I am I'm the man on the scene I can…
I Feel Like Dynamite Come on y'all I think the time is right So let's get…
My Girl Sloopy I've got sunshine on a cloudy day When it's cold outside…
Woman Don't Go Astray Woman don't run away, baby, don't ya go astray Please don't…
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