RIP Wayne Boyd, McGriff's guitarist

[Soul Stream]

Just read this in "Waxpoetics" magazine that Wayne Boyd passed away. Don't know when or how. But if anyone knows anything more, I'd like to hear about it. Saw Wayne with McGriff a couple of times and was blown away. The quintessential organ guitarist who also sang very well. Very east coast and greasy and old school. Sad to hear he had died. Was fairly young by looking at him, I'd say 50's but don't really know. Too bad.

[Jim Alfredson]

That's a shame. Boyd was greazy as hell. RIP.

How is McGriff doing these days?

[AllenLowe]

I knew Wayne quite well when I lived in New Haven in the 1980s and 1990s - incredibly nice guy, didn't know a lot on gutiar, but what he knew he played the hell out of - if I had to guess, and I'm sad to say this, his early demise likely had to do with substance problems -

Edited May 2, 2005 by AllenLowe

[Soul Stream]

That's too bad. I really idolize those guys who really played that stuff in the real organ rooms of the 50'-70's. But after seeing lots of old home photos of those joints and times, I realize those were pretty rough spots for the most part and had their share of distractions, shall we say, I'm sure. Guys like Wayne Boyd were maybe on every street corner back in the day. But if you see one in this day and age, it's like seeing a ghost. Guitar players who know how to fit with the organ and keep it jazz and blues all at once just don't exist for the most part.

Wayne Boyd kicked ass. That's all I saw or knew of him. Super-sharp and even sang Lionel Richie's "Easy" while playing some badass guitar!!!!

Here's to a dying (literally) breed.