Billy Lee Riley

Billy Lee Riley


Billy Lee Riley (born October 5, 1933 - August 2, 2009 ) was a first generation Rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter who died in Jonesboro Arkansas. 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. Sam Phillips obtained the rights and he released "Trouble Bound" b/w ""Rock with Me Baby" September 1,1956 (Sun 245).

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Twist and Shout

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Geraldine

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Pilot Town L. A.

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Hoodoo Woman Blues

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Old Home Place

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Potter's Field

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Lonely Weekend

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I'm Down Now

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Fast Livin'

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