found: Stitt, S. Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J.J. Johnson [SR] p1989:container (Nelson Boyd, bass)
found: New Grove dict. of jazz(Boyd, Nelson; b. Feb. 6, 1928, Camden, NJ; double bass player)
found: New Grove dict. of jazz, WWW site, Nov. 10, 2004(Boyd, Nelson; b. Feb. 6, 1928, d. Oct. 1985, Camden, N.J.; American double bass player; "Nothing is known of his death apart from a brief notice in Orkester journalen")
found: Roach, M. The complete Mercury Max Roach plus four sessions [SR] p2000:booklet (Nelson Boyd, bass; 1928-1986; stopped performing ca. 1964)
found: RootsWeb.com WWW site, Mar. 23, 2006:Social Security death index (Nelson Boyd; b. Feb. 6, 1928, d. Oct. 1985)