Billy Lee Riley

Summary

Billy Lee Riley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pocahontas^[2]. He was born on October 5, 1933^[3]. He passed away in Jonesboro^[4]. He died on August 2, 2009^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], composer^[7], songwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and guitarist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Billy Lee Riley was born in Pocahontas^[2].
• Billy Lee Riley passed away in Jonesboro^[4].
• Billy Lee Riley was born on October 5, 1933^[3].
• Billy Lee Riley died on August 2, 2009^[5].
• Billy Lee Riley is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery^[12].
• Billy Lee Riley held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Billy Lee Riley worked as a singer^[6].
• Billy Lee Riley worked as a composer^[7].
• Billy Lee Riley's professions included songwriter^[8].
• Billy Lee Riley's professions included singer-songwriter^[9].
• Billy Lee Riley's professions included guitarist^[10].
• Billy Lee Riley worked as a conductor^[14].
• Billy Lee Riley was a member of Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men^[15].
• Billy Lee Riley is recorded as male^[16].
• Billy Lee Riley's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Billy Lee Riley's genre is rock music^[18].
• Billy Lee Riley's genre is rock and roll^[19].
• Billy Lee Riley's genre is rockabilly^[20].
• Billy Lee Riley's genre is blues^[21].
• Billy Lee Riley's genre is country blues^[22].
• Billy Lee Riley's record label is recorded as Sun Records^[23].
• Billy Lee Riley's record label is recorded as Charly Records^[24].
• Billy Lee Riley's record label is recorded as Era Records^[25].
• Billy Lee Riley's Commons category is recorded as Billy Lee Riley^[26].
• The cause of death was cancer^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1933-10-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2009-08-02^[31]

• Genre(s): rock, rockabilly^[32]

• Community tags: eddie rubin, rock, rockabilly, whisky a go go^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1721d81d-1207-48ce-add0-ecf141d5f84e^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Billy Lee Riley was born in Pocahontas^[2]. He was born on October 5, 1933^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], composer^[7], songwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], guitarist^[10], and conductor^[14].

Death and Burial

Billy Lee Riley died on August 2, 2009^[5]. He died in Jonesboro^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[27]. He is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Billy Lee Riley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Billy Lee Riley born?

Born in Pocahontas^[2], Billy Lee Riley…

Where did Billy Lee Riley die?

Billy Lee Riley died in Jonesboro^[4].

What did Billy Lee Riley do for work?

Billy Lee Riley worked as singer^[6], composer^[7], songwriter^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and guitarist^[10].