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 …

May 28, 2025 · 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.

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.

Billy Lee Riley, an American rockabilly musician, was born on October 5, 1933, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Growing up as the son of a sharecropper, Riley initially learned guitar from the African …

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Billy Lee Riley is one of the most important founders of the original Rockabilly sound. His band was the first to record what became the Rock n' Roll sound, by adding piano, and sax to the Rockabilly mix of …

Among the most important of the original rockabillys, Billy Lee Riley was a musical chameleon, a session musician on various instruments who composed and wrote various shades of country rock …

Sep 14, 2024 · In 1962, Riley moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began working as a studio musician for artists such as Glen Campbell and Leon Russell. He was a featured harmonica player …

During the mid- to late 1950s, Billy Lee Riley synthesized the same blend of blues, country, and gospel that fueled the recordings of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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 …