Eddie Boyd

Edward Riley Boyd (later Eddie Boyd; November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues pianist. He wrote and recorded the songs "Five Long Years" (1952) "24 Hours" (1953) and "Third Degree" (also 1953).
He later moved to Europe because he was tired of the racial discrimination in the United States.
He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He died in Helsinki, Finland.