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Eddie Boyd

Real Name:

Edward Riley Boyd

Profile:

b : November 25, 1914 in Clarksdale, Mississippi 
d : July 13, 1994 in Helsinki, Finland 

Blues singer, piano, guitar player and composer.

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; Boydcut 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.                                                               Recorded in London in January 1968 with three members of the early lineup of Fleetwood Mac (the one that played blues, not pop/rock): Peter Green (guitar), John McVie (bass), and Mick Fleetwood(drums). It's an adequate setting for Boyd's straight Chicago piano blues, going heavier on the slow-to-mid-tempo numbers than the high-spirited ones, though Green is a far more sympathetic accompanist than the rhythm section.

Label: Blue Horizon ?– 763202                                 

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (on both labels): 763 202
• Matrix / Runout (A-side label): (697 817 A) 7-63 202 A
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label): (697 817 B) 7-63 202 B
• Matrix / Runout (stamped): S7 63202 A3
• Matrix / Runout (stamped): S7 63202 B2
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Other: Hergestellt bei CBS Schallplatten GmbH in Germany

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo 

Country:

Germany

Released:

1968

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Electric Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues

Tracklist                                                                                                                     

A1 You Got To Reap 2:15 A2 Just The Blues 5:30 A3 She Is Real 2:55 A4 Backslap 2:50 A5 Be Careful 5:25 A6 Ten To One 2:40 B1 The Blues Is Here To Stay 2:00 B2 You Are My Love 4:05 B3 Third Degree 4:40 B4 Thank You Baby 1:55 B5 She's Gone 5:25 B6 I'll Never Stop (I Can't Stop Loving You) 3:15

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Jewel Music
• Published By – Goodie Two Shoes Music Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – John McVie
• Coordinator – Richard Vernon (2)
• Drums – Mick Fleetwood
• Engineer – Mike Ross*
• Guitar – Peter Green (2)
• Photography By – Bob Dowling*
• Producer, Liner Notes – Mike Vernon
• Vocals, Piano – Eddie Boyd
• Written-By – E. Boyd*

Notes

Recorded at CBS Studios, London 25/1/68 

Note: 
Track A3 reads "She's Real" on rear sleeve. "She is Real" on label. 
Track A4 reads "Back Slack" on rear sleeve. "Backslap" on label. 
Track B6 reads "(I Can't Stop) Loving You" on rear sleeve. "I'll Never Stop (I Can't Stop Loving You)" on label.

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