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Boyd died in 1994 at the Meilahti Hospital in Helsinki. He was buried in the St. Lawrence Church's cemetery in Vantaa. [5] A few months later, Eric Clapton's chart-topping blues album From the Cradle, which includes interpretations of Boyd's "Five Long Years" and "Third Degree", was released.
Eddie Boyd - Blues Pianist, singer, composer (1914 - 1994) Starting out as a guitarist but ultimately making his name as a pianist, Eddie Boyd is universally known in blues circles for his powerful "Five Long Years."
Edward Riley Boyd (later Eddie Boyd; November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues pianist. He wrote and recorded the songs "Five Long Years" (1952) "24 Hours" (1953) and "Third Degree" (also 1953).
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.
Jul 13, 1994 · 1930s - 1990s. Born. November 25, 1914 in Stovall, MS. Died. July 13, 1994 in Helsinki, Finland. Genre. Blues. Styles. Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues.
Nov 25, 2022 · Eddie Boyd was already a veteran bluesman when he first went to Europe as a performer with the American Folk Blues Festival ’65. He had first recorded under his own name in 1947 and when a successful but often contentious seven-year stint with Chess records ended in 1958, he found recording opportunities were much harder to come by.
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He visited the U.S. on occasion and although he believed America had improved, he continued to live with his wife in Helsinki, where he died on July 13, 1994.
