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Jim
Boyd is a singer/songwriter and member of the
Lakes band on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington
State. One of six children (three boys and three girls),
Jim and his family moved on and off the reservation as
they at times followed their father around the country,
courtesy of the Air Force.
Boyd's interest in music developed at a very early
age, and continued to expand as he was introduced to
various instruments such as trumpet, drums, guitar,
bass guitar, flute, and keyboards.
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Boyd
has performed
in many cover bands as well as original groups including
the Native American contemporary group, XIT.
He started taking his writing seriously at the age
of 33 when he recorded a demo of what was released on
Canyon Records as Reservation Bound.
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Since
then he has released many more "Native
American contemporary" category titles that fuse
a variety of musical genres with lyrics of Indian
issues. Other of Boyd's releases include, Unity,
Reservation Blues, and First Come, Last
Served released on Thunderwolf Records and
distributed by Sound Of America Records (SOAR),
Zango Music, Four Winds Trading Company, Bonds
Indian Supply LLC, and Thunderwolf Mail order.
Boyd collaborated with writer/friend Sherman
Alexie on the music for Miramax's motion picture
Smoke
Signals. Four of these songs are included
in the soundtrack distributed by TVT Records.
This recording received the Best Compilation Award
in the second annual Native American Music Awards.
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Jim
Boyd performs as a solo artist playing guitar
while singing his original songs, occasionally weaving
in cedar flute.
Boyd also collaborates and performs with writer/friend
Sherman Alexie on various multi-media productions and
the Honor The Earth benefit concerts which have included
artists Bonnie Raitt, The Indigo Girls, and Ulali.
You can also catch Boyd with his four-piece group REZ
BOUND at concerts, festivals, and colleges everywhere.
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