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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1914-11-25
- Active to
- 1994-07-13
2008 universal fire victimblueschicago bluespiano blues
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Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. 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 Degre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eddie
- Family name
- Boyd
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- J.O.B. Records
- Image
- Eddie Boyd (1968).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-11-25
- date of death
- 1994-07-13
- Commons category
- Eddie Boyd
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- place of burial
- Helsinge Church
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