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Born: October 05, 1933 in Pocohontas, AR
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: August 02, 2009 in Jonesboro, AR
Genre: Pop/Rock

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 ...More >>

Discography: 2003 Hillbilly Rockin' Man 1999 Shade Tree Blues 1997 Hot Damn 1992 Blue Collar Blues 1968 Twist and Shout! More >>

Similar Artists: Sonny Burgess Elvis Presley Carl Perkins Eddie Cochran Warren Smith More >>

Influenced By: Sun Bill Haley Roosevelt Sykes Robert Johnson Sonny Boy Williamson [II] More >> Followers: The Cramps Dan Penn Robert Gordon The Shadows More >>

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