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Billy Lee RileySongwriter, guitarist, harmonica player Started with Country and GospelJerry Lee Lewis Was Part of His BandNearly a Star with “Red Hot”Made Mark as a Harmonica PlayerRecorded under Different NamesRediscovered by Rockabilly RevivalistsSelected discography Source for information on Riley, Billy Lee: Contemporary Musicians dictionary.
BORN: October 5, 1933, Pocohontas, AR Billy Lee Riley is a rockabilly singer and multi-instrumentalist. An alumni of Sun Records, he was one of the most crazed, unabashed rockers that label had to offer -- in the company of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Sonny Burgess, that's saying a lot.
About Billy Lee Riley. Lean mean rockabilly cat Billy Lee Riley produced two stone-cold classics of the genre with "Red Hot" and "Flying Saucer Rock & Roll," both of which were recorded at famed Sun Studio. Backed by his space-age band, the Little Green Men, Riley personified the wild rockabilly sound and style during the 1950s, but he played ...
Jan 4, 2023 · It was 1956. The future looked bright for Billy Lee Riley. For a handsome man with chiselled features possessed of a captivating voice and natural charisma, getting signed to the label that had introduced the world to Elvis Presley felt like a major coup. Stardom had to be a mere heartbeat away.
