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King Floyd: New Orleans soulster King Floyd burst on the scene with his sultry syncopated hit “Groove Me” in 1970 and continued to crank out Southern soul gems through 1976, when a series of personal and professional events seemed to make him disappear. But Saturday night at Buddy Guy’s Legends–26 years after his last Chicago gig–Floyd returned and brought the ’70s with him. Wearing an electric blue suit and a silky yellow shirt, Floyd crooned, danced and shouted to his James Brown-like hits “I Feel Like Dynamite” and “Groove Me,” as well as the heartfelt “What Our Love Needs” and a sensational cover of “Bring It on Home to Me.” Between songs Floyd offered historical notes to his songs, which revealed that “Groove Me” was originally a B-side; rappers including Salt `N’ Pepa have sampled his voice and bass lines; and his invention of the syncopated sound (also called “the Malaco sound”) formed the basis of funk and, later, hip-hop. This fabulous comeback–which he hopes to parlay into an album–was marred only by a mob of baseball-capped yahoos who crowded into the bar–presumably looking for the Rolling Stones–and yakked throughout the performance.