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Boyd, Eddie, 1914-1994

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Personal name headingBoyd, Eddie, 1914-1994
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Variant(s)Boyd, Edward Riley, 1914-1994
Little Eddie, 1914-1994
Boyd, Ernie, 1914-1994
Birth date1914-11-25
Death date1994-07-13
Place of birthCoahoma County (Miss.)
Place of deathHelsinki (Finland)
Profession or occupationPianists Singers Composers Lyricists
Found inHis Rattin' and running around [SR] 1981?: label (Eddie Boyd)
LC data base, 9-30-92 (hdg.: Boyd, Eddie, 1914- )
Chess blues piano greats [SR] p1997: label (Eddie Boyd) insert (b. Nov. 25, 1914, Stovall, Miss., d. 1994, Helsinki, Finland)
Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Boyd, Eddie; b. Edward Riley Boyd, Nov. 25, 1914, Stovall, Miss.)
Harris, S. Blues who's who, c1979 (Boyd, Edward Riley; Little Eddie; aka Ernie Boyd; photo caption: Eddie Boyd; b. Nov. 25, 1914, Stovall (Coahoma Co.), MS; guitar/kazoo/organ/piano)
All music guide WWW site, July 26, 2007 (Eddie Boyd; b. Edward Riley Boyd, Nov. 25, 1914, Stovall, MS, d. July 13, 1994, Helsinki, Finland)
Wikipedia, August 31, 2020 (Eddie Boyd; Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 - July 13, 1994) was an American blues pianist, singer and songwriter, best known for his recordings in the early 1950s, including the number one R&B chart hit "Five Long Years")