Featured In
ALBUMSun Records Originals: Flyin' Saucers Rock & RollBilly Lee Riley
Albums by Billy Lee Riley
ALBUMStill Got My Mojo (With the Bellhops)Billy Lee Riley
ALBUMHillbilly Rockin' ManBilly Lee Riley
ALBUMShade Tree BluesBilly Lee Riley
ALBUMRockin' FiftiesBilly Lee Riley
ALBUMBlue Collar BluesBilly Lee Riley
ALBUMBilly Lee Riley Selected HitsBilly Lee Riley
ALBUMTwist & Shout!Billy Lee Riley
ALBUMBilly Lee Riley In Action!!!!Billy Lee Riley
ALBUMFunk HarmonicaBilly Lee Riley
Artist Biography
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 second fiddle to the likes of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and, of course, Elvis Presley. Riley drifted into studio work after the original rock & roll explosion faded, but was resurrected in the '70s when the first rockabilly revival took place. He became an elder statesmen of the scene, and remained one until his death in 2009.
Hometown
Pocahontas, AR, United States
Genre
Rock