Billy Lee Riley

• Born: October 05, 1933, Pocohontas, AR
• Died: August 02, 2009, Jonesboro, AR
• Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s
• Genres: Rock
• Instrument: Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar
• Representative Albums: "Red Hot: The Best of Billy Lee Riley," "Classic Recordings, 1956-1960," "Red Hot: The Best of Billy Lee Riley"
• Representative Songs: "Red Hot," "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll," "Wouldn't You Know"

Biography

Billy Lee Riley is a rockabilly singer and multi-instrumentalist. An alumnus 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. Proficient at harmonica, guitar, bass, and drums, Riley contributed as a sideman to many a classic Sun session, and his combo, the Little Green Men (most notably guitarist Roland Janes and drummer J.M. Van Eaton), in time became the Sun house band. Riley recorded for a number of labels in a variety of styles, especially effective with blues. 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. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Sun Years Buy this CD	Rockin' Fifties Buy this CD	Shade Tree Blues Buy this CD	Hot Damn Buy this CD	Red Hot: The Best of Billy Lee Riley [AVI] Buy this CD
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