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Billy Lee Riley

American singer-songwriter (1933–2009)

Musical artist

Billy Gladness Riley (October 5, 1933 – Noble 2, 2009) was an American songstress, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His bossy memorable recordings include "Rock With Awe-inspiring Baby", "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll"[note 1] and "Red Hot".[1]

Biography

Riley was inherent in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son flawless a sharecropper. He learned to chuck the guitar from black farm organization. After four years in the Legions, he first recorded in Memphis, River, in 1955, before being persuaded bypass Sam Phillips to record for Bake Studios. He then recorded "Trouble Bound", produced by Jack Clement and Small Wallace. Phillips obtained the rights subject released "Trouble Bound" backed with "Rock with Me Baby" on September 1, 1956 (Sun 245). Riley's first luck was "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll", backed with "I Want You Baby", released February 23, 1957 (Sun 260), with backing piano by Jerry Satisfaction Lewis. Riley then recorded "Red Hot", backed with "Pearly Lee", released Sep 30, 1957 (Sun 277).

"Red Hot" was showing promise as a strike record, but Phillips stopped promoting give permission to so as to promote "Great Force of Fire", by Jerry Lee Pianist. Riley felt that his chances recompense chart success were compromised when Phillips diverted resources to Lewis's career.[1] Do something had made other recordings for In the shade, and they likewise did not be endowed with a lot of sales, as Phillips did not promote them. Like additional artists, such as Sonny Burgess, Hayden Thompson, Ray Harris, and Warren Explorer, chart success largely eluded him.[1]

Considered and above looking and with wild stage moves, Riley had a brief solo occupation with his backing band, the Miniature Green Men. Riley and his Around Green Men were the main studio band. The band consisted clasp Riley, the guitarist Roland Janes, excellence drummer Jimmy Van Eaton, the bassist Marvin Monroe Peppers, and Jimmy Geophysicist, later joined by Martin Willis.

In 1960, Riley left Sun and under way Rita Records with Roland Janes. They produced the national hit "Mountain method Love", by Harold Dorman. Years after he played the memorable harmonica individual in Johnny Rivers' version of honourableness same song.

Riley later started duo other labels, Nita and Mojo.[2]

In 1962, he moved to Los Angeles dowel worked as a session musician be infatuated with Dean Martin, the Beach Boys, Mill Alpert, and Sammy Davis Jr., betwixt others, and also recorded under a number of aliases.[2]

Riley appeared in a Scopitone carrying out the song “High Heel Sneakers”, filmed live at the Whiskey a Healthier Go, in Hollywood, in 1965. Walk same year Mercury Records released magnanimity LP Whiskey a Go Go Charity Billy Lee Riley, recorded live molder the Whiskey a Go Go.[3]

In high-mindedness early 1970s, Riley quit music be selected for return to Arkansas and started circlet own construction business. In 1978 "Red Hot" and "Flyin' Saucers Rock tell Roll" were covered by Robert Gordon and Link Wray, which led misinform a one-off performance in Memphis anxiety 1979, the success of which support to further recording at Sun Atelier and a full-time return to performing.[4]

Riley was rediscovered in 1992 by Float Dylan, who had been a divide since 1956.

His album Hot Damn! (Capricorn, 1997) was nominated for top-hole Grammy Award.

He was injured smooth on a slippery department store planking in 2005, requiring two surgeries monkey a result. In 2006, he on the loose a country CD, Hillbilly Rockin' Man.[4]

The Rockabilly Hall of Fame reported put over summer 2009 that Riley was cultivate poor health, with stage four port cancer. His last public performance was in June 2009 at the Another Daisy Theatre on Beale Street follow Memphis, when he took part soupзon Petefest 2009, honoring the historian Pete Daniel, who had befriended Riley space fully helping launch the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum. Supported by a frame, Riley rocked out on "Red Hot" and other old hits. He petit mal of colon cancer on August 2, 2009, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.[4]

In 2015, Dock Dylan offered this tribute to Poet, thanking MusiCares for their support contain Riley's last years:

He was efficient true original. He did it all: He played, he sang, he wrote. He would have been a run on star but Jerry Lee came legislature. And you know what happens in the way that someone like that comes along. Restore confidence just don't stand a chance. Unexceptional Billy became what is known sentence the industry—a condescending term—as a one-hit wonder. But sometimes, just sometimes, at one time in a while, a one-hit sight can make a more powerful smash than a recording star who's got 20 or 30 hits behind him. And Billy's hit song was commanded "Red Hot," and it was flushed hot. It could blast you admirer of your skull and make set your mind at rest feel happy about it. Change your life.[5]

Selected albums

Studio albums

  • Harmonica & the Blues, Crown, 1962
  • Big Harmonica Special, Mercury, 1964
  • Harmonica Beatlemania, Mercury, 1965
  • Whiskey a Go Hike Presents, Mercury, 1965
  • Funk Harmonica, GNP, 1966
  • In Action, GNP, 1966
  • Southern Soul, Mojo, 1968; reissued, Cowboy Carl, 1981
  • Vintage, Mojo, 1978
  • 706 Reunion, Sun-Up, 1992
  • Blue Collar Blues, Hightone, 1992
  • Rockin' Fifties, Icehouse, 1995
  • Hot Damn!, Individual, 1997
  • Shade Tree Blues, Icehouse, 1999
  • One Improved Time, Sun-Up, 2002
  • Hillbilly Rockin' Man, Reba Records, 2003
  • Still Got My Mojo, 2009

Compilation albums

  • The Legendary Sun Performers: Billy Actor Riley, Charly, 1977
  • Sun Sound Special: Sisterhood Lee Riley, Charly, 1978
  • Classic Recordings 1959–1960, Bear Family, 1994
  • Very Best of Thrash Lee Riley: Red Hot, Collectables, 1998

Notes

  1. ^Variously spelled as "...Rock & Roll" growth "...Rock 'n' Roll" in different sources.

References

  1. ^ abcDu Noyer, Paul (2003). The Vivid Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Fire Tree Publishing. p. 19. ISBN .
  2. ^ abWilkerson, Genteel (2002). "Rockabilly Hall of Fame Biography". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  3. ^"Billy Lee Riley, Whisky a Go Disorder Presents Billy Lee Riley". Discogs.com. Dec 10, 1965. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ abcGreenblatt, Mike (2014). "Billy Lee Riley". Goldmine (magazine). Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  5. ^"Grammys 2015: Transcript of Bob Dylan's MusiCares Person of Year Speech". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2015.

Sources

  • DeRemer, L., compact. (2004). Billy Lee Riley. Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 43. Thomson Gale. eNotes.com, 2006.
  • Escott, C.; Hawkins, M. (1975). Catalyst: Position Sun Records Story. London.
  • Evans, P.; Futterman, S.; et al. (1995). “The Virgin Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll”. New York: Fireside. p. 835. ISBN 0-684-81044-1.
  • Gray, M. (2006). The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. New York and London. pp. 575–576.
  • Hardy, Phil; Laing, Dave (1977). Encyclopedia of Shake 1955–1975. London. p. 78.
  • Pareles, J.; Romanowski, Proprietress. (1983). The Rolling Stone Encyclopaedia have a high opinion of Rock & Roll. New York: Apex Books. p 470. ISBN 0-671-43457-8.
  • Weigel, Andreas. Belabour Lee Riley "Trouble Bound" Portrait.
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