King Floyd

• Name — King Floyd • Birth Name — King Floyd III • Born — 13 February 1945 • Birthplace — New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. • Died — 6 March 2006 • Place of death — Jackson, California, U.S. • Genre — Soul • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • Years Active — 1964–2000 • Label — Malaco, Atlantic, Chess, TK

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.

None of Floyd's subsequent songs achieved the same success, as disco dominated the charts for the remainder of the 1970s. However, Floyd had credits for "Boombastic," recorded in 1995 by Shaggy, which became a big hit. Floyd reunited with Malaco Records in 2000 for the Old Skool Funk album, but it failed to make an impact. However, his song "Don't Leave Me Lonely" was prominently sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan for the song "For Heaven's Sake" on the album Wu-Tang Forever.

Floyd died on March 6, 2006, of complications of a stroke and diabetes. He was survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

• Year — Album — Chart positions — Label • US Pop — US R&B • 1969 — A Man in Love — — — — — Pulsar Records • 1971 — King Floyd — 130 — 19 — Cotillion/Malaco Records • 1973 — Think About It — — — — — ATCO Records • 1975 — Well Done — — — — — Chimneyville Records • 1977 — Body English — — — — • 2000 — "Old Skool Funk" — — — — — Malaco Records • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• Year — Single — Peak chart positions • US Pop — US R&B — CAN • 1970 — "Groove Me" — 6 — 1 — 11 • "Baby Let Me Kiss You" — 29 — 5 — 69 • "Got to Have Your Lovin'" — — — 35 — — • 1972 — "Woman Don't Go Astray" — 53 — 3 — — • 1973 — "Think About It" — ― — 49 — — • "So Much Confusion" — ― — 95 — — • 1974 — "I Feel Like Dynamite" — ― — 35 — — • "Don't Cry No More" — ― — 96 — — • 1975 — "We Can Love" (with Dorothy Moore) — ― — 76 — — • 1977 — "Body English" — ― — 25 — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.