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Legendary R&B Artist King Floyd Dies

The platinum-selling R&B and pop singer-songwriter suffered a massive stroke on March 6 and died in a California hospital. He was 61.

Born in New Orleans in 1945, King began singing on street corners as a teen. After being discharged from the Army, he traveled to New York and then Los Angeles, where he struggled as a songwriter for several years before returning to New Orleans. King was best known for "Groove Me" — a song recorded in one take — that hit No. 1 on the R&B charts and No. 6 on the pop charts in 1971.


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[Snarky]

> Legendary R&B Artist King Floyd Dies
>
> The platinum-selling R&B and pop singer-songwriter
> suffered a massive stroke on March 6 and died in a
> California hospital. He was 61.
>
> Born in New Orleans in 1945, King began singing on street
> corners as a teen. After being discharged from the Army, he
> traveled to New York and then Los Angeles, where he
> struggled as a songwriter for several years before returning
> to New Orleans. King was best known for "Groove Me" — a song
> recorded in one take — that hit No. 1 on the R&B charts and
> No. 6 on the pop charts in 1971.
>

King was a nice man. I interviewed him on a then-oldies station in Baton Rouge about six years ago, and he was very engaging and had some great stories. He appeared at a cluster-sponsored festival that week, and he could STILL hit the notes in "Groove Me." Fabulous.