Question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.joeboyd.co.uk/ joeboyd.co.uk -rsb- - years active: 1960s -- present - caption: joe boyd in brussels - may 2008 - label: hannibal records - birth date: 5 august 1942 - name: joe boyd - background: non_performing_personnel - image: joe jpg boyd , ab cafe -lrb- 2008 -rrb- . - birth place: boston , massachusetts , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe boyd .
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joe boyd -lrb- born august 5 , 1942 -rrb- is an american record producer and writer .he formerly owned witchseason production company and hannibal records .boyd has played a crucial role in the recording careers of pink floyd , fairport convention , sandy denny , richard thompson , nick drake , the incredible string band , vashti bunyan , john and beverley martyn , maria muldaur , kate and anna mcgarrigle and muzsikas .