Performance
Billy Riley
guitar player and multi-instrumentalist; member of Ribbon Skirt
Billy Riley is credited on 3 releases across 4 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2014 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
3
Pressings credited
4
Albums
7
Decades active
2
In collections
Biography
William Harold Riley (22 June 1896 – 9 or 15 September 1977), known by the name Billy Riley, was an English professional wrestler, coach, promoter, and referee. A legitimately skilled wrestler, Riley's career began when professional wrestling bouts were still genuine contests. At various times, Riley was billed as the middleweight champion of the world, British Empire, and England. In 1948, he founded "The Snake Pit" gym in Wigan, where he coached for over 20 years, teaching the Lancashire style of catch wrestling to some of the leading post-World War II wrestlers, including Karl Gotch and Billy Robinson, among others. Riley's students were significant influences on professional wrestling, catch wrestling, and mixed martial arts (MMA), especially in Japan. Riley's Snake Pit has continued to operate and train wrestlers nearly 50 years after his death.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
3 releases · 4 albums · active 1957–2014
- Performance · 3
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Jimmy Barnes
- Billy Lee Riley And The Little Green Men
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