Eddie Boyd - Blues Is Here to Stay 1947-59

EU-only release, a long overdue reissue of 52 tracks recorded by the Chicago based Blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. Features the original recordings of his three best known hits: "Third Degree", "24 Hours" and "Five Long Years" which is now considered to be one of the greatest songs ever written in the Blues genre. The song is also one of the most covered with nearly every Blues artist releasing a version of it. There is no better introduction to the fantastic pianist, writer and singer of top drawer Chicago Blues than this - the most comprehensive collection of Eddie Boyd's recordings to date. Jasmine.