His band, which for a time included a thenunknown jerry lee lewis on piano, provided backup for johnny cash and roy orbison while both were at sun records. Complete song listing of billy lee riley on oldies. Hillbilly rockin man billy lee riley reba records, rrcd1008 over his long career, which started with sun records in memphis in the 50s, where he was one of the innovators of the sun sound. Born in pocahontas, arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, riley learned to play guitar from black farm workers.
Blue collar blues cd the little green men youll have to come and get it im down now perfect woman all over again living the blues calhoun city rock it billy stranded the blues come around back door sally. Billy lee rileysongwriter, guitarist, harmonica player started with country and. 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. Provided to youtube by ingrooves blue collar blues billy lee riley blue collar blues. Check out blue collar blues by billy lee riley on amazon music. Listen to blue collar blues in full in the spotify app. Aug 16, 2006 were gonna rock n roll all the way to the stars. In attendance a roster of stomp veterans sonny burgess and the pacers, w. The disc is titled shade tree blues and is on his own sunup record label. This is a blues disc in a similar vein to hot damn. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations.
Incredible video from our friends at the oxford american. Blue collar blues, an album by billy lee riley on spotify. Sun original recording of billy lee riley s red hot. However, despite cutting two of the hottest rockers of the era red hot and flying saucers rock n rollriley never enjoyed the. Dec 30, 2015 john, im a big fan of billy lee riley. Over his long career, which started with sun records in memphis in the 50s, where he was one of the innovators of the sun sound. The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Blues come around back door sally you did a number on me blue collar blues. Blue collar blues by billy lee riley on amazon music. People and passions collide, pitting white collar against blue collar. Considered good looking and with wild stage moves, riley. Billy lee riley october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician, singersongwriter, and record producer.
Listen to your favorite songs from blue collar blues by billy lee riley now. The music of the plantations, call it gut bucket blues or deep blues, or delta blues it was the foundation for rock and roll and it was the foundation for billy lee riley s new carear in the blues. Provided to youtube by ingrooves living the blues billy lee riley blue collar blues. Billy lee riley has recorded rock n roll, blues and instrumental albums and has achieved major success with his recordings. Jul 24, 2017 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.
Billy lee riley biography, albums, streaming links. Billy lee s choice to turn to the blues genre was not a big step for him. A brutal struggle for power in the manipulative automobile industr. When sam phillips chose to promote lewiss great balls of fire instead of riley s red hot, a drunken riley broke into the studio one night, kicked a hole in a string bass, and poured wine over the tape machines. Shade tree blues, an album by billy lee riley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Billy lee riley october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. His most memorable recordings include rock with me baby, flyin saucers rock and roll and red hot. However, despite cutting two of the hottest rockers of the era red hot and. During the midto late 1950s, billy lee riley synthesized the same blend of blues, country, and gospel that fueled the. Considered good looking and with wild stage moves, riley had a brief solo career with his backing band the little green men. Rock, blues billy lee riley blue collar blues 1992, cd discogs. Performed as part of the the little green men, the house band at sun. People and passions collide, pitting whitecollar against bluecollar. After 4 years in the army, riley first recorded in memphis, tennessee in 1955 before being lured to sun studios by. Joseph levitch, 16 march 1926, newark, new jersey, usa. Theres just too many slow songs and too much violins and steel guitar on this album.
Sony atv publishing, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor. Holland from johnny cashs and carl perkins bands, carl mann mona. Champion motors, one of detroits biggest auto manufactures and ruled by the law of overtime, is shutting down plants and laying off their workers. Darron lee billy riley everybodys twisting ive been searching. In 2006, he released a country cd, hillbilly rockin man. Aug 02, 2009 billy lee riley discography and songs. Home services handpicked professionals happiness guarantee. The first 1,000 copies were special collectors editions. Those days we couldnt listen to blues on radio, no one played it. Billy lee riley is a rockabilly singer and multiinstrumentalist.
Billy lee riley blue collar blues 1992, cd discogs. Billy lee riley was an american 1950s rockabilly singer, best known for his recordings for sun records of memphis. Billy lee riley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Billy lee riley honored by his friends and comrades at the silver moon club in newport, arkansas, on august 30th, 2009. Produced by billy and recorded at the legendary sun studios, billy believes that he has captured that good old cotton. Blue collar blues by rosalyn mcmillan, hardcover barnes. Rock it billy, rock it, which you first did on the blue collar blues album. August 2009 in jonesboro, arkansas war ein usamerikanischer musiker.
Sun original recording of billy lee rileys red hot. Blue collar blues cd the little green men youll have to come and get it im down now perfect woman all over again living. Around back door sally you did a number on me blue collar blues. Blue collar blues, an album by billy lee riley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Billy lee riley october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician.
Harmonica and the blues, an album by billy lee riley. Blues was the young rileys first love as he recalled in the sleeve notes to his 1992 blue collar blues album i was raised mainly around the old gut bucket blues. Stream blue collar blues by billy lee riley and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Music profile for billy lee riley, born 5 october 1933. Billy lee riley, blue monday good old rock and roll, 1979 us. Billy lee has since gone back to his roots and is now recording traditional blues.
Update this biography complete biography of billy lee riley. Me runnin memphis kansas city your cant judge a book by the cover. His first blues record, hot damn on the capricorn label broke the ice for him and now his last release, shade tree blues, looks even better. Billy lees choice to turn to the blues genre was not a big step for him.
Born into a showbusiness family, lewis was intermittently onstage from the age of five and in his midteens had become a professional comedian and mimic. His most memorable recordings included rock with me baby, and red hot. Illustrated history of the american rockabilly movement, hhp books, 1988. About the first of 2008 a new rock and roll cd produced in. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. About the first of 2008 a new rock and roll cd produced in holland is expected to be released. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Jan 15, 2011 sun original recording of billy lee riley s red hot.
The music of the plantations, call it gut bucket blues or deep blues, or delta blues it was the foundation for rock and roll and it was the foundation for billy lee rileys new carear in the blues. Blue collar blues by billy lee riley on amazon music unlimited. Latest billy lee riley cd billy lee initial release is a limited pressing, autographed collectible, available by the end of the month. Blue collar eulogies is the second fulllength book of poems by michael meyerhofer, the awardwinning. Stupid categories that restricted people and punished or rewarded them based on how they responded to their own natures, natures they really didnt have any way to control. What were good and evil, really, but stupid categories.
You can tell one of them a story, and by the time it goes the full circle, its been written into four or five books. The man had a deep feel for the blues, up there with the best of them imo. Billy lee riley was an american rockabilly musician, singersongwriter, and record producer. When sam phillips chose to promote lewiss great balls of fire instead of rileys red hot, a drunken riley broke into the studio one night, kicked a hole in a string bass, and poured wine over the tape machines. Blue collar blues billy lee riley the little green men youll have to come and get it im down now perfect woman all over again living the blues calhoun city rock it billy stranded the blues come around back door sally you did a number on me blue collar blues. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Rediscovered by bob dylan in 1992, who had been a fan since 1956, riley plays rock and roll, blues and countryblues. Shade tree blues, an album by billy lee riley on spotify.
During the midto late 1950s, billy lee riley synthesized the same blend of blues, country, and gospel that fueled the recordings of elvis presley, carl perkins, charlie rich, and jerry lee lewis. Blue collar blues by rosalyn mcmillan overdrive rakuten. You got me runnin memphis kansas city your cant judge a book by the cover. Topics riley, red hot, one of the best rockers ever done. Considered good looking and with wild stage moves, riley had a brief.
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