Malaco Records, founded in 1962 in Jackson, Miss., needed a hit. Previous recordings had not gained any traction, and money was scarce.
“That was until New Orleans-based producer Wardell Quezergue brought soul singer King Floyd into the studio on May 17, 1970,” the record label states. “This day changed everything for Malaco Records.”
Floyd’s singing career also had gotten off to a slow start. Born in New Orleans as Eddie Lee Floyd on Feb. 13, 1945, he began in 1961 at the Sho-Bar on Bourbon Street. Then he served in the Army before moving to California and joining forces with record producer Harold Battiste…