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. 

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Category:African-American musicians
Category:American blues musicians
Category:American pianists
Category:Musicians from Mississippi
Category:1914 births
Category:1994 deaths