Billy Lee Riley (b. October 5, 1933) is a Rockabilly musician, singer, producer and songwriter . Biography Born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, Riley learned to play guitar from black farm workers. After 4 years in the Army, Riley first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1955 before being lured to Sun Studios by Sam Phillips. He recorded Trouble Bound for Jack Clement and Slim Wallace. Sam Phillips obtained the rights and he released Trouble Bound b/w Rock With Me Baby September 1,1956 (Sun 245). His first hit was Flying Saucers Rock and Roll b/w I Want You Baby released February 23,1957 (Sun 260). Then,he recorded Red Hot b/w Pearly Lee released September 30,1957 (Sun 277)(both with backing piano by Jerry Lee Lewis). Red Hot was showing a lot of promise as a big hit record, but Sam Phillips pulled the promotion and switched it to Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis. The record was pulled without a lot of s

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