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    Rockabilly Pioneer Billy Lee Riley Dies at 75

    Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:31:35

    Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen


    Rockabilly Pioneer Billy Lee Riley Dies at 75

    Rockabilly innovator, songwriter and one-time Sun Records recording artist Billy Lee Riley died Sunday of colon cancer that had spread to the bone. Riley, 75, had been convalescing at a hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. A raucous performer responsible ...Full Story at Spinner.com »

    Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Alan Freed, Herb Alpert, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis

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