King Floyd has died

[remicks]

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I'm sorry to report the passing of soulman King Floyd .

Date of birth
13 February 1945
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Date of death
6 March 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (complications from a stroke and diabetes)

How good was his song GROOVE ME ??
How about it not only reached the #1 spot on the soul chart on a tiny obscure label .... but it stayed there for three weeks in January of 1971 ......

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[Disco Funk]

That's too bad. RIP King Floyd.

I recently bought one of his best of collections, and while a lot of the songs are similar to Groove Me (kind of like how Joe Tex kept re-creating the 'I Gotcha' arrangement), he was consistently funky. Not James Brown, Kool & The Gang funky, but soul funky like the Stax or Muscle Shoals stuff.

Disco Funk

[remicks]

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fellow discomusic.comers !!
....... is no one else here really going to make sure that
the terrific disco remake of King Floyd's big hit not go unmentioned !!!! ?? -------- :oops: :roll: :evil:


I'm not sure how high it finally peaked .... #3 ???
but I found it on this 1979 chart previously provided by markydefad 8) ..... ( who else )

1) FOUND A CURE/ STAY FREE/ NOBODY KNOWS - Ashford & Simpson (Warner LP/12")
2) COME TO ME (All Cuts) - France Joli (Prelude LP)
3) THE BOSS ( All Cuts) - Diana Ross (Motown LP/12")
4) THIS TIME BABY - Jackie Moore (Columbia 12")
5) THE BREAK - Kat Mandu (TK 12")
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6) GROOVE ME - Fern Kinney (TK 12")
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7) GET UP AND BOOGIE - Freddie James (Warner 12")
8.) PUT YOUR BODY IN IT/ YOU CAN GET OVER - Stephanie Mills (20th Century LP/12")
9) POW WOW/ GREEN LIGHT - Cory Daye (New York Int. LP/12")
10) HERE COMES THAT SOUND AGAIN - Love Deluxe (Warner LP/12")




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[efunk_adelic]

I'll never tire of his signature hit

R.I.P.