Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues… Read Full Bio ↴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 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 where he recorded with the Dutch band, Cuby and the Blizzards. He settled in Helsinki, Finland in 1970, where he recorded ten blues records, the first being Praise to Helsinki (1970). He married his wife, Leila, in 1977.
Boyd died in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland,

It's Miserable to Be Alone
Eddie Boyd Lyrics

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Be Careful You told me that you love me But now, little girl…
Blue monday blues I wake up every mornin' Peep hole and take a look…
Five Long Years Lord, have you ever been mistreated Then you got to, you…
Five Long Years (Take 1) Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I′m…
Five Long Years Take 1 Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I′m…
I'll Never Stop I can't stop loving you I can't stop loving you I can't…
Just the Blues I wake up every mornin' Peep hole and take a look…
On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Rosa Lee Swing Rosalie, my darling, Rosalie, my dream. Since one night …

Rosalee Swing Rosalie, my darling, Rosalie, my dream. Since one night …
Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today Don't the moon look lonesome shining through the tree Don't…
She Is Real Well I've got a gal and she always treats me…
She's Real Well I've got a gal and she always treats me…
Ten To One You know I'm crazy about you, woman And I proved it…
Thank You Baby I've got a gal and she's sweet as she can…
The Big Boat The big boat is at the landing And my baby is…
The Blues Is Here to Stay Some people sit and giggle When they hear the guitar ring If…
Third Degree They got me accused of peeping And I can't see a…

Twenty-Four Hours Oh I mistreated my baby last night, woman from holding…

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