Billy lee riley the way i feel book

Listen to pearly lee by billy lee riley, 1,030 shazams, featuring on 50s rock essentials apple music playlist. Because of processes designed to ensure the safety of our employees, you may experience a delay in the shipping of your order. To place an order or for customer service, call tollfree 18003364627 or outside the united states, call 16106497565. Billy lee riley was born october 5th, 1933 in pocahontas, arkansas. Billy lee riley karen pulfer focht photojournalist. Billy lee riley october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician. The first 1,000 copies were special collectors editions. Listen to is that all to the ball mr hall by billy lee riley, 301 shazams. That is how i have lived out my entire career, each day, each assignment, each idea that comes into my. This is a blues disc in a similar vein to hot damn.

Aug 02, 2009 billy lee riley discography and songs. Born in pocahontas, arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, riley learned to play guitar from black farm workers. I am an umilde collector of rock and this song is one of my favorite i am of argentinly and here i leave them himyou,them in order that they. Me baby, pearly lee and red hot and thats exactly how it should be.

Passionate, sexy, funny, and rhythmic, his waxings of red hot and flyin saucers rocknroll encapsulate everything which is good about 50s rocknroll. An alumni 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, thats saying a lot. October 5, 1933, pocohontas, ar billy lee riley is a rockabilly singer and multiinstrumentalist. 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 october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. Aug 02, 2009 billy lee riley covered betty and dupree, swannee river rock, lets talk about us, flip flop and fly and other songs. Billy lee riley covered betty and dupree, swannee river rock, lets talk about us, flip flop and fly and other songs. It could blast you out of your skull and make you fe. Unbridled rockabilly wildcat billy lee riley may not garner the immediate recognition of fellow sun label mates jerry lee lewis, johnny cash or elvis, but his best stuff was up there on the same. The genres stylistic legacyit pointed the way to classic rock n rollfar. But sometimes, just sometimes, once in a while, a onehit wonder can make a more powerful impact than a recording star whos got 20 or 30 hits behind him.

He recorded many songs during his life, alternating between the rockabilly style that made him famous and the blues music that he loved. Billy lee riley wrote no name girl, down by the riverside and pearly lee. Editors notes though best known for the classic rockabilly sides that he released on sam phillips sun label in the late fifties, most notably red hot and flyin saucer rockin roll, bill lee riley was a versatile performer who continued to demonstrate his nearly effortless command of country, blues and roots rock throughout his entire career. The disc is titled shade tree blues and is on his own sunup record label. Alternatively, you can visit this external page full of sound clips at. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprisesthe way i feel billy lee rileybilly lee riley in action 1966 gnp crescendo record co.

It could blast you out of your skull and make you feel happy about it. Riley s father, a house painter by trade, would work in the cotton fields to feed the family during lean times. More than a cult hero, less than an icon billy lee riley is the best former sun artist to never have a national hit record. Blues is the music i grew up hearing on the plantation. He was born dirtpoor in pocahontas, arkansas, in 1933, was a sharecropper as a child and worked and sang. Erik mielzarek and blue featuring the legendary billy lee riley. Billy lee riley was born in pocahontas randolph county on october 5, 1933, to. Young billy lee began playing harmonica at age six, and learned blues guitar in his early teens. Billy lee riley october 5, 1933 august 2, 2009 was an american rockabilly musician, singersongwriter, and record producer.

Meet billy lee riley, the rockabilly rebel who was both lover, fighter. One funk work song kansas city mary lou you cant judge a book by looking at the cover. Many magical moments unfolded in front of me that night, but the best and most historical picture of the night came as dylan invited billy lee onstage. His most memorable recordings included rock with me baby, and red hot.

Ep vogue int 18124 f billy lee riley in action parchment farm guess things happen that way goodnight irene kaw liga. I am an umilde collector of rock and this song is one of my favorite i am of argentinly and here i leave them himyou,them in order that they enjoy it close. There were black families and white families all living together, far from town. Dial dsm 1015 arg billy lee riley buenas noches irene goodnight irene come me sience the way i feel 1966. Unbridled rockabilly wildcat billy lee riley may not garner the immediate recognition of fellow sun label mates jerry lee lewis, johnny cash or elvis, but his best stuff was up there on the same astral plane. Billy lee riley, memphis rockabilly artist with bob dylan. Feb, 2015 the ultimate scenerio played out the night i was with billy lee riley and bob dylan, in little rock, in 1992. The way i feel by billy lee riley was written by gordon lightfoot and was first recorded by gordon lightfoot in 1966. Jan 31, 2021 billy lee riley billy lee riley in action. If i could see old betsy ross, id tell her how good i feel. Bill riley s early history is not that different from elviss. Is that all to the ball mr hall billy lee riley shazam.

Billy became what is known in the industrya condescending termas a onehit wonder. The music is mostly standard rockabilly fair with unique twists that are now commonplace in rock music. Billy smiled and basked in the moment while he played to a happy crowd. As a young upandcomer, billy lee riley earned a reputation as a wild man both on and. Latest billy lee riley cd billy lee initial release is a limited pressing, autographed collectible, available by the end of the month. My remake of the song the way i feel by billy lee riley, 1967. Complete song listing of billy lee riley on billy lee riley songs list covid19. In 1955 he made his first recordings in memphis and soon ended up with sam phillips and his sun studio. Feb 11, 2015 but dylans most heartfelt words were saved for sun records overlooked giant, billy lee riley. Billy lee riley was a rockabilly musician whose career began in the arkansas delta and peaked in the 1950s after he signed a record deal with sun records in memphis, tennessee. Billy lee riley the way i feel gnp crescendo youtube. Music profile for billy lee riley, born 5 october 1933. Billy lee riley im gonna find a cave thats the bag im. Billy lee riley originally did down by the riverside, swannee river rock, betty and dupree, lets talk about us and other songs.