Billy Lee Riley

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Billy Lee Riley was born on October 5, 1933 in Pocahontas, Arkansas, USA. He is a legendary Rockabilly-musician, who worked at Sun Records and who was rediscovered by Bob Dylan in 1992. Dylan has been a fan of Billy Lee Riley since 1956. Since 1992 Billy Lee Riley is playing Blues and Country-Blues. His album Hot Damn! (Capricorn, 1997) was nominated for the Grammy.

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[edit] Selected Records

  • Harmonica & the Blues, Crown, 1962.
  • Big Harmonica Special, Mercury, 1964.
  • Harmonica Beatlemania, Mercury, 1965.
  • Whiskey a Go Go Presents, Mercury, 1965.
  • Funk Harmonica, GNP, 1966.
  • In Action, GNP, 1966.
  • Southern Soul, Mojo, 1968; reissued, Cowboy Carl, 1981.
  • Legendary Sun Performers: Billy Lee, Charly, 1977.
  • Sun Sound Special: Billy Lee Riley, Charly, 1978.
  • Vintage, Mojo, 1978.
  • 706 Reunion, Sun-Up, 1992.
  • Blue Collar Blues, Hightone, 1992.
  • Classic Recordings 1959-1960, Bear Family, 1994.
  • Rockin' Fifties, Icehouse, 1995.
  • Hot Damn!, Capricorn, 1997.
  • Very Best of Billy Lee Riley: Red Hot, Collectables, 1998.
  • Shade Tree Blues, Icehouse, 1999.
  • One More Time, Sun-Up, 2002.
  • Hillbilly Rockin' Man, Reba Records, 2003

[edit] Discography

[edit] Links

[edit] Sources

  • Billy Lee Riley Contemporary Musicians. Ed. Leigh Ann DeRemer. Vol. 43. Thomson Gale, 2004. eNotes.com. 2006.
  • Billy Lee Riley "Trouble Bound" Portrait.
  • Hardy, Phil/Laing, Dave: Encyclopedia of Rock 1955 - 1975, London 1977, p. 78.
  • Escott, Colin/Hawkins, Martin: Catalyst - The Sun Records Story; London 1975.
  • Michael Gray: The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, New York / London 2006. p.575f.

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