October 5, 1933

Rockabilly musician Billy Lee Riley was born in Pocahontas (Randolph County). Riley’s career began in the Arkansas Delta and peaked in the 1950s after he signed a record deal with Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded many songs during his career, alternating between the rockabilly style that made him famous and the blues music that he loved.

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