Billy Lee Riley: Charismatic rock ‘n’ roller who was eclipsed by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Records (Independent)
Sun Records in Memphis is justly famous for discovering Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and making their first hit singles. In the latter half of the 1950s, it was a very productive label and some of their most exciting records were made by Billy Lee Riley. Riley was to have a long and varied career but never became a chart name. He attributed that to being "in the wrong place at ...