Jim Boyd (musician)

Jim Boyd (January 1, 1956 – June 22, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and member of The Jim Boyd Band on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. He was born in Lancaster, California.

Boyd has performed in several groups, including XIT, Greywolf and Winterhawk. Boyd sang four songs with lyrics by Sherman Alexie on the soundtrack for the 1998 movie Smoke Signals, and also appeared in Alexie's The Business of Fancydancing.

Boyd died on June 22, 2016 in Colville Indian Reservation, Washington at age 60.

References

Other websites
Thunderwolf Records  Official Website

The Native American Music Awards
Seattle Times article on Boyd

Category:1956 births
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Category:Actors from Los Angeles County, California
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Category:American movie actors
Category:American singer-songwriters
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Category:Singers from Washington (state)
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