Eddie Boyd

Eddie Boyd
Born: Nov 25, 1914 in Stovall, MS
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Died: Jul 13, 1994 in Helsinki, Finland
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Piano Blues
Biography: Few postwar blues standards have retained the universal appeal of Eddie Boyd's "Five Long Years." Cut in 1951, Boyd's masterpiece has attracted faithful covers by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Buddy Guy, and too many other bluesmen to recount here. But Boyd's discography is filled with evocative ...Read full biography
Rockin' This House: Chicago Blues Piano 1946-1953, CD D
Released: 2006
Label: JSP Records
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Five Long Years
Released: 1965
Label: L & R Music
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One of the first and best of Boyd's many overseas recordings, cut while he was in the midst of that auspicious 1965 American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe. While the caravan was ensconced in London, ...Read full review
More Eddie Boyd albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (7)
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