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Billy Lee Riley (October 5, 1933 – August 2, 2009) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His most memorable recordings include "Rock With Me Baby", "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll" [note 1] and "Red Hot". [1] Biography. Riley was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper.
Billy Lee Riley (Pocahontas, 5 ottobre 1933 – Jonesboro, 2 agosto 2009) è stato un cantante statunitense. Discografia parziale. Harmonica & the Blues, Crown, 1962; Big Harmonica Special, Mercury, 1964; Harmonica Beatlemania, Mercury, 1965; Whiskey a Go Go Presents, Mercury, 1965; Funk Harmonica, GNP, 1966; In Action, GNP, 1966
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Billy Lee Riley Biography. Born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, Riley learned to play guitar from black farm workers. After 4 years in the Army, Riley first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1955 before being lured to Sun Studios by Sam Phillips. He recorded “Trouble Bound” for Jack Clement and Slim Wallace.
Mon 3 Aug 2009 14.05 EDT. A Memphis contemporary of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley was a pioneering rockabilly musician who missed out on fame. Riley, who has died aged 75...
Billy Lee Riley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ... | AllMusic. His recordings for Sun Records remain among the most uninhibited rock & roll sides of the mid- to late '50s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. October 5, 1933 in Pocahontas, AR. Died. August 2, 2009 in Jonesboro, AR. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles.
7 dic 2023 · Billy Lee Riley was a rockabilly musician who started his career in Arkansas and recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s. He also played blues music and worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles and Europe.
4 ago 2009 · By The Associated Press. Aug. 4, 2009. JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Billy Lee Riley, a rambunctious performer who helped develop the Sun Records sound as a studio musician for other headliners, died...
