What is Jim Boyd (musician)?
[[File:Jim boyd performing live.jpg|thumb|Jim Boyd performing at the Native American Music Awards]] '''Jim Boyd''' (January 1, 1956 &ndash; June 22, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[singer-songwriter]], actor, and member of [[The Jim Boyd Band]] on the [[Colville Indian Reservation]] in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. He was born in [[Lancaster, California]]. Boyd has performed in several groups, including [[XIT (band)|XIT]], [[Greywolf, band|Greywolf]] <nowiki/>and [[Winterhawk]]. Boyd sang four songs with lyrics by [[Sherman Alexie]] on the [[soundtrack]] for the 1998 movie ''[[Smoke Signals (movie)|Smoke Signals]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/smoke-signals-mw0000600431|title=Original Soundtrack ''Smoke Signals''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> and also appeared in Alexie's ''[[The Business of Fancydancing (movie)|The Business of Fancydancing]]''. Boyd died on June 22, 2016 in Colville Indian Reservation, Washington at age 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2016/06/22/news/tribal-chairman-boyd-dies-at-60/7512.html|title=Tribal chairman Boyd dies at 60|date=June 22, 2016|location=[[Grand Coulee, Washington]]|first1=Scott|last1=Hunter|work=The Star|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.thunderwolfrecords.com/ Thunderwolf Records] Official Website *{{IMDb name|1107805|Jim Boyd}} *[http://www.nammys.com The Native American Music Awards] *[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2003/0824/cover.html Seattle Times article on Boyd] {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Jim}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:Actors from Washington (state)]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Native American musicians]] [[Category:Singers from Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:Singers from Washington (state)]] [[Category:Writers from Los Angeles County, California]] [[