Five Long Years - Musique

Edward Riley Boyd Known As Eddie Boyd November 25 1914 – July 13 1994 1 Was A Blues Piano Player Born On Stovall's Plantation Near Clarksdale Mississippi. 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 As Part Of The American Folk Blues Festival. He Later Toured And Recorded With Fleetwood Mac And John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers. Tired Of The Racial Discrimination He Experienced In The United States He First Moved To Belgium 1 Where He Recorded With The Dutch Band Cuby And The Blizzards. He Settled In Finland In 1970 Where He Recorded Ten Blues Records The First Being Praise To Helsinki 1970 . He Married His Wife Leila In 1977. His Last Blues Concert Took Place In 1984. After That He Performed Only Gospel Music.
Boyd Died In 1994 In Helsinki Finland Just A Few Months Before Eric Clapton Released The Chart-Topping Blues Album From The Cradle That Included Boyd's "Five Long Years" And "Third Degree". Discography Albums * Eddie Boyd And His Blues Band Featuring Peter Green – Decca 1967 With The Bluesbreakers CD Release On Gott Discs 1. "Too Bad Pt. 1" 2. "Dust My Broom" 3. "Unfair Lovers" 4. "Key To The Highway" 5. "Vacation From The Blues" 6. "Steakhouse Rock" 7. "Letter Missin' Blues" 8. "Ain't Doin' Too Bad" 9. "Blue Coat Man" 10. "Train Is Coming" 11. "Save Her Doctor" 12. "Rack 'Em Back" 13. "Too Bad Pt. 2" 14. "Big Bell" 15. "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" 16. "Night Time Is The Right Time" Eddie Boyd Piano Vocals
Peter Green Guitar Chorus 16 John Mayall Harmonica Chorus 16 John McVee Bass
Aynsley Dunbar Drums
Tony McPhee Guitar 02 11 Albert Hall Trumpet 01 Rex Morris Tenor Sax 01 Bob Efford Tenor Sax 01 Harry Klein Baritone Sax 01 * 7936 South Rhodes – Blue Horizon Epic BN26409 1968 With Green McVie & Fleetwood 1. "You Got To Reap" 2. "Just The Blues" 3. "She's Real" 4. "Back Slack" 5. "Be Careful" 6. "Ten To One" 7. "Blues Is Here To Stay" 8. "You Are My Love" 9. "Third Degree" 10. "Thank You Baby" 11. "She's Gone" 12. "I Can't Stop Loving You" * Praise To Helsinki 1970 Love Records 1. "Got To Know" 2. "Let It Be Me" 3. "Denmark 4. "I Cried" 5. "Nothing" 6. "Praise To Helsinki" 7. "When The Cuckoo" 8. "The Guff" 9. "Ding Dong" 10. "Eddie's Instrumental" Boyd The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions – Columbia Sony/BMG 2006 1. "It’s So Miserable To Be Alone" 2. "Empty Arms" 3. "You Got To Reap" 4. "Just The Blues" 5. "She's Real" 6. "Back Slack" 7. "Be Careful" 8. "Ten To One" 9. "Blues Is Here To Stay" 10. "You Are My Love" 11. "Third Degree" 12. "Thank You Baby" 13. "She’s Gone" 14. " I Can't Stop Loving You" 15. "Big Boat" 16. "Sent For You Yesterday" 17. "Stroller" Previously Unreleased 18. "No Place Like Home" Previously Unreleased * The Legacy Of The Blues Vol. 10 – Sonet
Singles * "Five Long Years" On Blues Masters Vol. 2 Postwar Chicago – Rhino * "24 Hours" On The Best Of Chess Blues Vol. 1 – Chess/MCA O Live Version On American Folk Blues Festival '65 – L&R/Bellaphon * "Third Degree" On A Tribute To Willie Dixon 1915–1992 – Chess read less