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Billy Lee Riley

Saturday, 05 May 2007

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In 1962, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a session musician with Dean Martin, the Beach Boys, Herb Alpert, Sammy Davis Jr. and others, as well as recording under various aliases.

In the early seventies, Riley quit music to return to Arkansas to begin his own construction business. In 1978 "Red Hot" and "Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" were covered by Robert Gordon and Link Wray respectively, which led to a one-off performance in Memphis in 1979, the success of which led to further recording at Sun Studio and a full-time return to performing.

Rediscovered by Bob Dylan in 1992, who had been a fan since 1956, Riley plays Rock and Roll, Blues and Country-Blues.

His album Hot Damn! (Capricorn, 1997) was nominated for the Grammy.

In 2006, he released a country CD, Hillbilly Rockin' Man.

About the first of 2008 a new Rock and Roll CD produced in Holland is expected to be released.

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