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EDDIE BOYD ~ EDDIE BOYD AND HIS BLUES BAND FEATURING PETER GREEN GOTT DISCS 008 ~ USA ~ Blues 1967 album by one of the greatest US blues musicians Eddie BoydFind albums by this artist. Boyd`s career developed in Chicago during 1940s and 1950s, but in the mid 1960s Boyd relocated to Europe, first in Belgium and then in Finland, where he lived for the rest of his life. He recorded many albums while living in Europe, but this one is probably the most important, as it captures the Blues revival explosion in the UK and features the most important UK Blues figures at that time: Peter GreenFind albums by this artist and John McVieFind albums by this artist (Fleetwood MacFind albums by this artist), John MayallFind albums by this artist and Aynsley DunbarFind albums by this artist (BluesbreakersFind albums by this artist) and Tony McPheeFind albums by this artist (GroundhogsFind albums by this artist). The material includes mostly Boyd`s original compositions. A true Blues classic.

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EDDIE BOYD ~ THE COMPLETE BLUE HORIZON SESSIONS BLUE HORIZON 676968 (Barcode: 828767696829) ~ USA ~ Blues Recorded: 1967 - 1968 Released: 2006 US Blues Giant Eddie BoydFind albums by this artist hails from the Mississippi Delta. Like many of his Blues companions, he left the South and settled in Chicago in the early 1940’s, where he developed his original style as pianist and singer, but mostly as a gifted composer of many Blues standards, universally performed all over the world today. In 1965 Boyd decided to leave the US, deeply disenchanted by the segregation and racism still prominent there at the time, and settled in Europe, first in Belgium and then in Finland, where he died in 1994. While in Europe, his career flourished both as a performer and a recording artist. Among his many recordings, the sessions he recorded in 1967-1968 for the UK label Blue Horizon (owned and headed by one of the most important Blues producers Mike VernonFind albums by this artist) stand out as truly remarkable. At that time the greatest UK Blues band Fleetwood MacFind albums by this artist was practically the Blue Horizon “hose” band and accompanied many musicians on their recording sessions. So here it is – some outstanding blues music performed by the Master Eddie Boyd on piano / vocals and Fleetwood Mac (Peter GreenFind albums by this artist – guitar, John McVieFind albums by this artist – bass and Mick FleetwoodFind albums by this artist – drums) supporting him with passion and vigor. For a Blues fan it does not get much better.

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