Folks Of Interest R.I.P. Billy Lee Riley

[FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica] Billy Lee Riley ...
one of the greatest original Sun Recordings artists, peacefully p***ed away on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 am. His family was at his bedside. Funeral arrangements are pending.

I had the pleasure of picking Billy Lee & his wife up from Heathrow Airport in November 2003 & accompanying them both to Camber Sands for the Rhythm Riot weekender. Billy was a wonderful guy, we spent hours with him over the course of the weekend. He was full of stories of 'back in the day' and could still tear it up with the 'young un's'

Farewell Billy.

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man! I never got a chance to hear him live. . . I tried but he cancelled due to sickness and overall old age. . . we will all miss such a great talent!

 

RIP Billy......

Damn, I was only watching a TV show about him and some surviving Sun guys the other night.

 

Weird. I just had a conersation about him last week. I saw an older guy at Disney with a Sun Records shirt on with Billy's name on it. We started talking music, he was pleased to see a younger guy into it. RIP

 

One of the best shows I ever saw while I lived in Richmond VA. Actually delayed moving to KS a day just to see him. RIP

 

Sad to hear this. I was just listening to some of the old Sun stuff the other day. Still sounds great; simple, straightforward rock and roll.

Billy, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips and all those guys will live forever in the music.

 

R.I.P Billy, a true Rockabilly legend.................. watch out for them Flying Saucers on your way to heaven. Sad, sad day.

 

I met Billy Lee in the early 90's at a blues festival. Afterwards had a chance to chat with him for 15 minutes or so. Very nice and humble guy. RIP Billy. Your Rock N' Roll legand status is ***ured.

 

One of my Rockabilly heroes. They'll be vinyl spinnin' in my lounge tonight, in tribute!
RIP Billy!

 

God, another Rockabilly legend gone. Glad i got to meet him and watch him perform.

Wonder how long til this thread is closed like the appropriate "Buddy,Ritchie,Bopper" thread was last February.

R.I.P Billy Riley

 

r.i.p. billy lee riley. flying saucer rock n roll, red hot, great singer and performer

 

RIP Billy. We loss another great one.

 

Too bad... he was the "next Elvis" before there was a "first Elvis"...

 

Man,that is sad to hear.One of my favorite rockers of all time.I always preferred the crazier one's like Billy Lee Riley and Hasil Adkins and Screaming Jay Hawkins.Man,if only they could live forever,R.I.P. Billy,you're in great company up there and reunited with some of your Sun Records compadres from back in the day

 

Billy riley captured the true essence of that sun sound wild and rebellious
he will missed.

 

Sad to hear that,R.I.P. Billy.

 

RIP Billy...

WWWWWEEELLLLLLL I COME OUTTA HIDIN' AND I STARTED TO ROCK!!!....

 

Sad to hear, but it looks like a Rock-A-Billy heaven is starting to shape up.

 

Let's just hope they realized what a lame move that was & leave this one alone!

 

Dang!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoOcgSHbXqk

 

RIP another great gone

 

RIP Billy - man he really had that SOUND !!

Rat

 

So sad, so sad...... I saw Billy Lee Riley perform some years back, at Old Style Weekend in Sweden. The wildest and crasiest performance that I have ever seen.

He started off slow and easy but quickly picked up the pace to fast and the crowd was boiling......... the backup band was wild, even stepped through their b*** at one point.

Good times indeed!

Thank you Billy!

 

Aw no, not another one. Glad I got see him play.

 

A very cool rocker indeed and he'll be missed, after all "He was Red Hot".

CRUISER

 

Very sad news but he was suffering for a long time. May he rest in peace.

 

The first time I heard 'Red Hot' was one of those life changing moments that just don't happen very often.
R.I.P.

 

Man that ****s. R.I.P. Billy

 

Another great rocker never gave his proper due ! But a true rock hero and kick *** artist. RIP.