Eddie Boyd
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.
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Discografia
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7936 South Rhodes
Blues - Lançado por Sony Music Entertainment em 26 de jan. de 1968
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Five Long Years
Blues - Lançado por L+R Records em 20 de out. de 1965
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Blue Monday Blues: 1950 - 1960 Sides
Blues - Lançado por Blues & Roots Records em 20 de jun. de 2016
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The complete recordings
Jazz - Lançado por EPM em 7 de ago. de 2001
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The Singles Collection 1947-62
Blues - Lançado por ACROBAT em 11 de mai. de 2018
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Anthology: His First Recordings (Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Master Tape Records em 29 de mai. de 2020
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Preseting Eddie Boyd
Blues - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 8 de jul. de 1947
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Nothing but the Good Old Blues
Blues - Lançado por EXZITED Music Productions em 27 de set. de 2019
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Five Long Years
Pop - Lançado por Black Sheep Music em 13 de ago. de 2013
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Classic Silver
Blues - Lançado por Hoogan Records em 6 de mai. de 2016
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Rockin' This House: Chicago Blues Piano 1946-1953, CD D
Blues - Lançado por JSP Records em 1 de ago. de 2006
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The Classic Years
Blues - Lançado por Sleeping Giant Music em 16 de abr. de 2012
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Les Idoles Américaines Du Blues: Eddie Boyd, Vol. 1
Blues - Lançado por Mpm em 1 de mai. de 2020
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Third Degree
Blues - Lançado por Blue Mood em 9 de dez. de 2016
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The Third Degree - 40 Classic Tracks
Jazz - Lançado por AP Digital em 1 de jan. de 2013
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I Got the Blues
Blues - Lançado por Baby One Records em 3 de mar. de 2017
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Got the Blues
Blues - Lançado por Ap Music em 6 de set. de 2010
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Playmate Shuffle
Blues - Lançado por Voices & History Records em 3 de mar. de 2017
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Best Music Legends
Rock - Lançado por Itube em 11 de mar. de 2016
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