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    • Oct 5, 1933
    Billy Lee Riley is born in Pocahontas, Arkansas. A respected rockabilly artist in his own right, Riley plays guitar on "The Ways Of A Woman In Love" during a session by Sun Records labelmate Johnny Cash
    Jan 23, 1957
    Sun releases "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men. The record is ranked in 2003 among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation issues "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among the rockabilly titles on the list: Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Billy Lee Riley's "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll"
    Sep 11, 2004
    Billy Lee Riley falls in a Target store in Little Rock, Arkansas. He requires two hip replacement surgeries and is wiped out financially when he sues the department store and loses. Riley played guitar on Johnny Cash's "The Ways Of A Woman In Love"
    Nov 10, 2007
    Jerry Lee Lewis is celebrated in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at the State Theatre in Cleveland. On the bill: Kris Kristofferson, Wanda Jackson, Shelby Lynne, Jack Clement, Narvel Felts, Billy Lee Riley, Linda Gail Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart
    Aug 2, 2009
    Rockabilly artist Billy Lee Riley dies of colon cancer at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In addition to his own recordings, including "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll," he played on hits by Charlie Rich, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis
    Nov 15, 2019
    The movie "Ford V Ferrari," starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, debuts in theaters. Music in the picture includes Buck Owens' "Love's Gonna Live Here," Billy Lee Riley's "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll" and James Burton's instrumental version of "Polk Salad Annie"
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