Eddie Boyd
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Biography
[Edit]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 compositions, often full of after-hours ambience.
Like so many Chicago blues stalwarts, Boyd hailed from the fertile Mississippi Delta. The segregationist policies that had a stranglehold on much of the South didn't appeal to the youngster, so he migrated up to Memphis (where he began to play the piano, influenced by Roosevelt Sykes and Leroy Carr). In 1941, Boyd settled in Chicago, falling in with the "Bluebird beat" crowd that recorded for producer Lester Melrose. He backed harp legend Sonny Boy Williamson on his 1945 classic "Elevator Woman," also accompanying Bluebird stars Jazz Gillum, Tampa Red, and Jazz Gillum on wax. Melrose produced Boyd's own 1947 recording debut for RCA as well; the pianist stayed with Victor through 1949.
Boyd reportedly paid for the date that produced "Five Long Years" himself, peddling the track to JOB Records (where the stolid blues topped the R&B charts during 1952). Powerful DJ Al Benson signed Boyd to a contract with his Parrot imprint and promptly sold the pact to Chess, inaugurating a stormy few years with Chicago's top blues outlet. There he waxed "24 Hours" and "Third Degree," both huge R&B hits in 1953, and a host of other Chicago blues gems. But Boyd and Leonard Chess were often at loggerheads, so it was on to Narvel "Cadillac Baby" Eatmon's Bea & Baby imprint in 1959 for eight solid sides with Robert Jr. Lockwood on guitar, and a slew of lesser labels after that. A serious auto wreck in 1957 had stalled his career for a spell.
Sick of the discrimination he perceived toward African Americans in this country, Boyd became enamored of Europe during his tour with the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival, so he moved to Belgium. The recording opportunities long denied him in his native land were plentiful overseas; Boyd cut prolifically during the late '60s, including two LPs for producer Mike Vernon. In the early '70s, he settled in Helsinki, Finland, where he played often and lived comfortably until his death.
Title: The Third Degree - 40 Classic Tracks
Artist: Eddie Boyd
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: A Lover and a Fool - EP
Artist: Eddie Boyd, The Phatapillars
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 7936 South Rhodes
Artist: Fleetwood Mac, Eddie Boyd
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie Vol. II
Artist: Eddie Boyd, Jack Dupree, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Speckled Red, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie Vol. 4
Artist: Eddie Boyd, Jack Dupree, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Speckled Red, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie Vol. III
Artist: Eddie Boyd, Jack Dupree, Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Speckled Red, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Collections
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Oldies R&B Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Only Blues Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Vinyl Lounge - Lost Jazz & Blues Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50's Radio Hits & Jukebox Oldies
Genre: Rock
Title: Love Songs - Rare Vintage Masters
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 4th of July Classic Celebration
Genre: Country
Title: Vintage Dance Favorites
Genre: Rock
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Complete Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Town Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Folk Blues, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Singin' the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Chicago Blues - 50 Classic Tracks
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Chess Blues (Box Set)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: The American Folk Blues Festival
Genre: Blues
Title: Lost & Found - Job Records - Volume 2
Genre: Blues
Title: I Blueskvarter: Chicago 1965, Volume One
Genre: Blues
Title: The J.O.B. Records Blues Story
Genre: Blues
Title: R&B Humdingers Volume 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 100 Songs Of Misery, Grief & Destruction
Genre: Pop
Title: The Jazz Story - The Boogie Woogie Story
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rockin' Jazz Blues R&B
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mannish Boy Blues Anthology
Genre: Blues
Title: I Blueskvarter - Chicago 1964, Vol. One
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for the Road, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Roots & Folk Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Hard Times Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A House of Blues the Chicago Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Lost & Found - Job Records, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Rural Blues Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Boom Boom Blues Essentials
Title: All by Yourself
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues... The Blues Is Here To Stay
Genre: Blues
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '65
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide to: Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Chicago Blues Rarities Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Kings
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of the Blues, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz & Blues Piano Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Smash Blues Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Pure Retro Blues & Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Chicago Jazz & Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chicago Piano
Genre: Blues
Title: They Got the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: An Introduction to Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Essential Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Crossroads the Best of the Classic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Most Wanted 50s Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues from the Vaults
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Blues Story CD 29
Genre: Blues
Title: Rhythm & Soul CD 4
Genre: Soul
Featuring albums
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: From Mississippi To Chicago the Blues Road Classic Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD2: The Session Man)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD3: The Songwriter)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
