EDDIE BOYD
Born in Clarksdale MS, Eddie was a self-taught pianist who learned his trade around the Delta juke-joints before moving to Memphis when he was 22 years old. Eddie formed The Dixie Rhythm Boys to play in the Beale Street clubs and in 1941, he caught the train to Chicago where he played with John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson and Johnny Shines, two friends from back in the Delta. Work with JT Brown’s Boogie Band led to a recording contract with the JOB label and in 1952 his song ‘Five Long Years’ went to the top of the R&B charts.

Eddie Boyd Discography
This is Genuine Gold! Cut in 1968 with Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood/Aynsley Dunbar, Eddie plays and sings 18 of his own compositions.