Boyd Rivers—"You Gonna Take Sick and Die"

[CaptainKirsch]

So good! Praise the Lord, I love it!

[stanzela]

What a voice. Soul concentrate!

[robinson6684]

This is my Uncle Boyd Rivers the brother of the Preacher; the Mississippi Midget Rev Eugene Rivers. Now They belong to the ages.

[marblesness]

@robinson6684 This is your uncle?! Wow! Glad to know his family can see him getting recognized now. He was a great musician and is now immortal.

[DeltakingB]

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[DeltakingB]

@DeltakingB On that link you got to move, didn'd find it on YT

[soulreviver7]

This is awesome, to see my Uncle Boyd singing and playing the guitar again with fervor, passion, and soul. Great memories indeed... Your legacy will never be forgotten... The late Mr. Willie and Mrs. Lorine Rivers would be very proud of their son's accomplishments.

[gageman70]

@soulreviver7 Boyd Rivers is your uncle? That's awesome! If you know anything about him many people would love to hear it, he isn't a very documented man.

[bootlegpreacher]

5,679 views. I must account for at least 4,000!

[rockn0329]

Is Mr. Rivers still alive & playing music??? He should be treated as a national treasure....it's a sin that he's not better-known!!!

[bootlegpreacher]

@rockn0329 sorry, Mr. Rivers is no longer with us.

[THEBIGKOSTRINSKY]

IS IT JUST ME OR DOES ANYBODY WANNA GIVE THIS MAN THE LONG AWAITED ALBUM THAT HE DESERVES? I LISTEN TO ALOT OF BLUES AND YOU DONT FIND THIS KINDA VOICE....ANYWHERE....

[boritomc]

does anybody have any clue where to get a record of mr boyd?

[busessuck1]

Great arrangment... and performance

music hasn't sounded real ever since the real bluesmen stopped performing

[madFlam1]

standard tuning guys

[20000LeaguesUpMyAss]

This is brilliant. And not in a "that movie I just saw was brilliant" way. I mean this is some of the best damn blues I've ever heard.

[stackhouseblues]

Yeas! I got this song of his from the modern country blues volmues. Great stuff, what a voice!!!

[losttapes2]

fantastic!!!!! anybody have the lyrics?

[TheYZAis]

Unbelievable that I've never heard of him before. Know any more about him?

[misterzigg]

@TheYZAis

I recorded him 1980 in his living room for a series of 14 LPs for the German L+R Records. Part of these recordings were released in the States on Evidence Records as a 3-CD-Set ("Living Country Blues").

You may listen to "You Got To Move" from these recordings hier at youtube.

Meanwhile here in Germany Bellaphon Records re-released the complete recordings on 12 single CDs and one Double.

Boyd died some years ago...

[TheYZAis]

@misterzigg I managed to find about seven tracks recorded by him, is that all there is? Thanks for your work, listening to his work has really been a big influence

[misterzigg]

@TheYZAis

Yes, only seven tracks were recorded since our budget was limited and our main intention was to record country blues.

We were dreaming about recording Boyd live in a church but couln't find noone who was interested enough in a project like this.

The folks in Mississippi didn't realize what kind of treasure they ignored.

[THEBIGKOSTRINSKY]

@TheYZAis ....there is an eighth track that i know of called "fire shed in my bones" n is on a different gospel album....also i read in Alan Youngs book "Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life " he says....." in 1992, he was filmed at his home for a documentary shown on Japanese public television and seen by his son, who stationed in Japan with the Marines. He has also made other thus far unissued recordings"....WHERE IS THIS DOCUMENTARY AND THESE UNISSUED RECORDINGS ?

[sleazypete]

amazing. anyone know what tuning?

[snakehips81]

@sleazypete Hi there ! Tuning ?

I was convinced (and still am) that the tuning was like Open G, but with the 1st string still in E. However, I got involved in a bitter argument with some guys on a guitar forum, where they said it was actually in regular tuning. The tonality works so much better in the tuning I prefer. Each to their own !!

[crdrinkingcompanion]

this is absolutley amazing. i only just got on to this guy through a brilliant triple c.d called 'living delta blues' that was recorded in the 80's. various artists, it is absolutley essential listening

[snakehips81]

Hi there ! That is great video quality there.

Did you get that recently ? I got a video tape of that festival about 20 years back, but now its all chewed up. I've been wanting to get another copy for years. Do you know where I could get a copy ? (DVD would be preferred). Thanks in advance.

[HendrixString]

far-out

[Guitarist80]

Now this is some good down home singing and playing here.

[bootlegpreacher]

I've never heard of him but after hearing this I won't forget!

[garyquinn1704]

Hi Blues Brother, I'm trying to spread the word and get this the views it deserves.

[nickybux]

excellent,,

[robinson6684]

@nickybux Amen.



[robinson6684]

Respond to this video... This is so wonderful to finally see my uncle Get some Recognition for his God given ability. Yeeeees!