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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billy_Lee_RileyBilly Lee Riley - Wikipedia

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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" and "Red Hot".

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3. encyclopediaofarkansas.net › billy-lee-riley-2785Riley, Billy Lee - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

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   Dec 7, 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.

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4. sunrecords.com › artists › billy-lee-rileyBilly Lee Riley | Sun Records

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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.

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6. www.theguardian.com › 03 › billy-lee-riley-obituaryBilly Lee Riley | Pop and rock | The Guardian

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   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, began recording for Sun...

7. www.goldminemag.com › articles › meet-billy-leeMeet Billy Lee Riley, the rockabilly rebel who was both a ...

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   Aug 10, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Billy Lee Riley, one of the original Sun Records artists who recorded "Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll" and "Red Hot". Read how he fought his way to fame, survived a fall and cancer, and made a comeback in his later years.

8. www.allmusic.com › artist › billy-lee-riley-mn0000089713Billy Lee Riley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ... | AllMusic

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   Explore Billy Lee Riley's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Billy Lee Riley on AllMusic.

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   Who was Billy Lee Riley?

   • Billy Lee Riley was a rockabilly musician whose career began in the Arkansas Delta and peaked in the 1950s after he signed a record deal with Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded many songs during his life, alternating between the rockabilly style that made him famous and the blues music that he loved.

   Riley, Billy Lee - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

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   What happened to Billy Lee Riley?

   • Though never commercially successful, Riley's Sun recordings of "Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll" and "Red Hot" (both covered in wooden renditions by Robert Gordon) remain landmarks of the genre. Billy Lee Riley died of cancer in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2009; he was 75 years old.

   Billy Lee Riley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | AllMusic

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   Is Billy Lee Riley dead or still alive?

   • Billy Lee Riley died of cancer in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2009; he was 75 years old. Explore Billy Lee Riley's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Billy Lee Riley on AllMusic.

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   What is old Billy Riley?

   • Weapons Old Billy Riley A song popular in Green's Blackwall ships sailing from London in the 1850s. It started life as a cotton hoosiers chant, and is African American in origin. Later it went to sea and became one of the most popular halyards shanties of the day.

   Old Billy Riley - BRETHREN OF THE COAST

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   Who was Billy Lee?

   • As well as photographer, Billy Lee was also bowman on Portrush lifeboat. There was the tragedy of a young child falling at the cliffs at Ballyreagh, with Billy in the crew recovering the body – he was distraught, unable to speak, for the week afterwards.

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   What is Bill Riley doing now?

   • Oct. 1—Bill Riley, former Vigo County School Corp. director of communications, has continued to work for the school district as a consultant, with duties that include managing and updating the district website.

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10. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesBilly Lee Riley dies at 75; rockabilly pioneer did 'Flyin ...

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    Aug 4, 2009 · Billy Lee Riley, a rockabilly pioneer and songwriter who recorded for the legendary Sun Records label and is best remembered for his 1957 singles “Flyin’ Saucers Rock and Roll” and “Red Hot,” has...