Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues pianist; he was born on Stovall’s Plantation near Clarksdale, MississippiBoyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis, Tennessee in 1936.
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Description: Guitarist, keyboards, singer, USA
Instruments: Keyboard, Voice
Music Styles: Rhythm & Blues
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 25th November 1914
Location Born: Clarksdale, Missippi, United States of America
Date Died: 13th July 1994
Location Died: Helsinki
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Eddie Boyd
An American Guitarist, Keyboards, and Singer,
Half Brother of Memphis Slim and first cousin to Muddy Waters.
Boyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis, Tennessee in 1936 where he played piano and guitar with his group, the Dixie Rhythm Boys.
Boyd followed the great migration northward to the factories of Chicago, Illinois in 1941.
He wrote and recorded the hit songs “Five Long Years” (1952), “24 Hours” (1953), and the “Third Degree” (co-written by Willie Dixon, also 1953). Boyd toured Europe with Buddy Guy’s band in 1965.
Tired of the racial discrimination he experienced in the United States, he first moved to Belgium where he recorded with the Dutch band, Cuby and the Blizzards.
Boyd died in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland
Noted Albums
“Too Bad, Pt. 1”
“Dust My Broom”
“Unfair Lovers”
“Key to the Highway”
“Vacation from the Blues”
“Steakhouse Rock”
“Letter Missin’ Blues”
“Ain’t Doin’ Too Bad”
“Blue Coat Man”
“Train Is Coming”
“Save Her Doctor”
“Rack ‘Em Back”
“Too Bad, Pt. 2”
“Big Bell”
“Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie”
“Night Time Is the Right Time”
“You Got to Reap”
“Just the Blues”
“She’s Real”
“Back Slack”
“Be Careful”
“Ten to One”
“Blues Is Here to Stay”
“You Are My Love”
“Third Degree”
“Thank You Baby”
“She’s Gone”
“I Can’t Stop Loving You”
“Got To Know”
“Let It Be Me”
“Denmark”
“I Cried”
“Nothing”
“Praise to Helsinki”
“When the Cuckoo”
“The Guff”
“Ding Dong”
“Eddie’s Instrumental”
“It’s So Miserable To Be Alone”
“Empty Arms”
“You Got To Reap”
“Just The Blues”
“She’s Real”
“Back Slack”
“Be Careful”
“Ten To One”
“Blues Is Here To Stay”
“You Are My Love”
“Third Degree”
“Thank You Baby”
“She’S Gone”
“(I Can’t Stop) Loving You”
“Big Boat”
“Sent For You Yesterday”
“Stroller” (Previously unreleased)
“No Place Like Home” (Previously unreleased)
Noted Singles.
“Five Long Years” on Blues Masters Vol. 2:
“24 Hours” on The Best of Chess Blues vol. 1:
“Third Degree” on A Tribute to Willie Dixon: 1915–1992
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