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Five Long Years
Composer: Eddie Boyd

Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux and Phil Lesh played on Five Long Years with members of The Band and the Allman Brothers Band at Watkins Glen on July 28, 1973. On setlists the song is sometimes listed as Have You Ever Been Mistreated, If You've Ever Been Mistreated or similar.

Five Long Years was written by blues pianist and singer Eddie Boyd and first released by him on a single in 1952. This version topped the Billboard R&B charts. The song has been recorded by many musicians. Some versions of the song are rearranged so much that writing credit is given to the performer rather than Eddie Boyd.



Eddie Boyd recordings

no info Single (Five Long Years / Blue Coat Man), Eddie Boyd, 1952
no info Single (Five Long Years / 24 Hours Of Fear, Eddie Boyd, 1958
no info Boyd's Blues, Eddie Boyd Blues Combo, 1962
no info Chicago Blues: The Early 1950's, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1965
no info Five Long Years (LP), Eddie Boyd, 1966
no info Chicago Breakdown, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1980
no info Takoma Blues, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1987
no info Chicago Piano: 1951-1958 From Cobra & Job, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1991
no info Blues Masters, Volume 2: Postwar Chicago Blues, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1992
no info Blues With A Feeling, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1993
no info Five Long Years, Eddie Boyd with Buddy Guy, 1994
no info Evidence Blues Sampler: Four, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd with Buddy Guy), 1995
no info Living The Blues: Blues Masters, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1995
no info Mean Old World: The Blues From 1940 To 1994 Volume 1-4, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1996
no info Chess Blues Piano Greats, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 1997
no info Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 2001
no info Roots Of The Blues, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 2002
no info The R&B Hits Of 1952, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 2003
no info The J.O.B. Records Blues Story, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 2012
no info The Singles Collection 1947-62, Eddie Boyd, 2018
no info Downtown Chicago Blues, Various Artists (Eddie Boyd), 2019

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single (Five Long Years / I'm Holding On), Little Junior Parker And His Band, 1959
no info Single (Five Long Years / Little Girl), "Sugar Boy" Williams, 1960
no info The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker, 1961
no info Midnight Special, Al Smith, 1961
no info Single (Don't Say Goodbye / Five Long Years), Willie Cobbs, 1962
no info Sings The Best Of The Blue, Jimmy Reed, 1963
no info Single (Five Long Years / Twenty-Four Hours), Muddy Waters, 1963
no info Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men, 1964
no info Long John's Blues, Long John Baldry, 1964
no info Five Live Yardbirds, Yardbirds, 1964
no info Single (Sweet Little Angel / Five Long Years), Tee Bee Fisher, 1965
no info Get It - Get It, Ike & Tina Turner, 1966
no info American Folk Blues Festival, Various Artists (Muddy Waters, Otis Spann et al), 1966
no info The Jungle, B.B. King, 1967
no info I Can Tell, John Hammond, 1967
no info The Best Of Junior Parker, 1967
no info Coming At You, Junior Wells, 1968
no info From The Beginning, B.B. King, 1968
no info Outta Season, Ike & Tina Turner, 1968
no info Live, Cuby And The Blizzards, 1969
no info Love Me Mama, Luther Allison, 1969
no info Single (Everyday I Have The Blues / Five Long Years), B.B. King, 1969
no info Blues Jam, Various Artists (Muddy Waters, Otis Spann et al), 1969
no info Buddy And The Juniors, Buddy Guy, Junior Mance & Junior Wells, 1970
no info Her Man ... His Woman, Ike & Tina Turner, 1970
no info We Three Kings, Muddy Waters / Little Walter / Howlin' Wolf, 1971
no info Getting Ready, Freddie King, 1971
no info Guess Who, B.B. King, 1972
no info Single (Summer In The City / Five Long Years), B.B. King, 1972
no info Chicken Fried Soul, Jimmy McGriff / Junior Parker, 1972
no info Eric Clapton And The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton And The Yardbirds, 1972
no info Montreux Blues Festival, Various Artists (Jimmy Dawkins), 1972
no info Frank Frost, Frank Frost, 1973
no info Judy Cheeks, Judy Cheeks, 1973
no info Free Beer And Chicken, John Lee Hooker, 1974
no info The Best Of John Lee Hooker, 1974
no info Memphis Heat, Memphis Slim, Canned Heat and The Memphis Horns, 1974
no info The Early Cream Of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker, 1975
no info 16 Rock Vocal Greats, Various Artists (Eric Clapton And The Yardbirds), 1975
no info Reflections In Blue, Bobby Bland, 1977
no info Five Long Years, Eric Clapton And The Yardbirds, 1980
no info Radioactive Material, The Mighty Flyers, 1981
no info Confusion, Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan, 1981
no info An Anthology Of The Blues, Various Artists (Bessie Griffin), 1984
no info The Best Of The American Folk Blues Festival 63-67, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1986
info The Best Of The Chicago Blues, Various Artists (Junior Wells), 1987
no info Harp & Soul, Lazy Lester, 1988
no info Sam Plays The Blues, Sam Frazier, Jr., 1988
no info Mellow Down Easy, Carey Bell & Tough Luck, 1991
no info Damn Right, I've Got The Blues, Buddy Guy, 1991
no info Jelly Roll Blues, Frank Frost, 1991
no info Blues, Backtracks And Shapes Of Things Vol. 2, Yardbirds, 1991
no info LRC Jazz Sampler 2, Various Artists (Junior Parker), 1991
no info My Time After Awhile, Buddy Guy, 1992
no info The Very Best Of Buddy Guy, 1992
no info King Of The Blues, B.B. King, 1992
no info On Top, Pinetop Perkins, 1992
no info The Essential Collection, The Mighty Flyers, 1992
no info Live, Steve Marriott Packet Of Three, 1993
no info Bluesy Josephine, Mighty Joe Young, 1993
no info Sad Hours, Luther Tucker, 1994
no info From The Cradle, Eric Clapton, 1994
no info One More Mile, Muddy Waters, 1994
no info Timepeace: Live In London June 1975, Medicine Head, 1995
info Long John's Blues / Looking at Long John, Long John Baldry, 1995
no info King of the Blues, Freddie King, 1995
no info British Blues Heroes, Various Artists (Yardbirds), 1995
no info Downhome Blues, Frank Frost, 1996
no info Blues Guitar Greats, Various Artists (Luther Allison), 1996
no info Live In Hyde Park, Eric Clapton, 1997
no info Highway, The Buzz, 1997
no info Bold Soul Sister: The Best Of The Blue Thumb Recordings, Ike & Tina Turner, 1997
no info My Blues, Kim Wilson, 1997
no info Texas Thunder Blues, Lightnin' Red, 1998
no info Lester Chambers, Lester Chambers, 1998
no info Down In Mississippi, Pinetop Perkins, 1998
no info Depression Blues Box, Various Artists (Junior Parker), 1998
no info The Golden Age Of Blue Chicago, Various Artists (Luther Allison), 1998
no info Live At The Rynborn, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, 1999
no info Blues Had A Baby, Lurrie Bell, 1999
no info Buddy's Baddest: The Best Of Buddy Guy, 1999
no info Steve Marriott And The Official Receivers, Steve Marriott And The Official Receivers, 1999
no info Prison Blues, Neal Pattman, 1999
no info Get On Down/Reflections In Blue, Bobby Bland, 1999
no info Boom Boom And Other Hits, John Lee Hooker, 1999
info Blues For A Rainy Day, Various Artists (Junior Parker), 1999
no info Way Back Home: The Groove Merchant Years, Junior Parker, 2000
no info The Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years, Freddie King, 2000
no info Live In Germany 1985, Steve Marriott & The Next Band, 1995
no info Jukin', Willie Cobbs, 2000
no info Back On Top, Pinetop Perkins, 2000
no info The Best Of The Kent Singles, B.B. King, 2000
no info Live At Dingwalls, Steve Marriott, 2001
no info Sing The Blues: Live 1988, Steve Marriott & The DT's, 2001
info Big Boss Man (Box set), Jimmy Reed, 2001
no info Lamont Live!!, Lamont Cranston Blues Band, 2001
no info Live In Concert At The Marquee 1975, Medicine Head, 2001
info The Vintage Years, B.B. King, 2002
info Live at Sugar Hill, Vol. 2, John Lee Hooker, 2002
no info It's Time, Lester Chambers, 2003
no info Second Nature, Carey Bell & Lurrie Bell, 2004
no info Covering Their Tracks, Danny Bryant's Redeyeband, 2004
no info Live At Cactus Flats, Ronnie Ray & The Coolers, 2004
no info Tell Us The Truth, Various Artists (Lester Chambers), 2004
no info The Atlanta Years, Humble Pie, 2005
info Next Time You See Me, Junior Parker, 2005
no info One More Time For The Old Tosser: Steve Marriot Memorial Concert London Astoria 2001, 2005
no info The Essential Collection: At Their best!, Ike & Tina Turner, 2005
no info Can't Quit The Blues, Buddy Guy, 2006
info Looking at Long John Baldry: The UA Years 1964-1966, Long John Baldry, 2006
no info You Don't Have To Be Black To Love The Blues, Junior Parker, 2007
no info Live At The BBC, B.B. King, 2008
info Taking Care of Business: 1956-1973, Freddie King, 2009
no info Live At Chan's: Combo Platter No 2, Nick Moss And The Flip Tops, 2009
no info Live At Music City Texas, Wes Jeans, 2009
no info The Definitive Buddy Guy, 2009
no info Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2010, Various Artists (Buddy Guy), 2010
no info Damn Right, I've Got The Blues / Sweet Tea, Buddy Guy, 2011
no info Blues, Eric Clapton, 2011
no info You Shook Me: The Chess Masters, Vol. 3, 1958 To 1963, Muddy Waters, 2012
no info The Very Best Of: Expanded Edition, Frank Frost, 2012
no info Making Tracks (DVD), Yardbirds, 2012
no info Live & Loud 1968, Freddie King, 2014
no info Open Mic At The Knick, The Knickerbocker All-Stars, 2014
no info So Many Roads, Catfish, 2015
no info Love Mechanic, J.C. Smith Band, 2015
no info Back Down South, Big Jon Atkinson, 2016
no info Live At The Klooks Kleek, The Artwoods, 2016
no info So Many Roads / When B.B. Sings The Blues, Catfish, 2018
no info Crossroads Revisited Selections From The Crossroads Guitar Festivals, Various Artists (Buddy Guy), 2018
no info Deep In The Blood, Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland, 2019
no info The Singles Collection 1952-62, Little Junior Parker, 2020
no info Afterglow: Rare! Live! Unreleased!, Various Artists (Steve Marriott And The Official Receivers), 2021

 
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