Billy Lee Riley - Flying Saucer Rock And Roll - 1956 Rockabilly - SUN 260

Go in and subscribe to my vinyl vlog channel! The original version from my own copy. Another top 10 Classic Rock N Roll Record off all time! KILLER!! Billy Riley - Vocal and Guitar Roland Janes - Guitar Marvin Pepper - Bass James M. Van Eaton - Drums Jerry Lee Lewis – Piano Note: “Flying Saucer Rock And Roll’’ (misprinted as ’’Saucers““ on the record label. When Sam Phillips pressed the red button on his Ampex tape machine to record Billy Riley’s single, he was taking the plot of a sci-fi drive-in movie and turning it into a mesmeric rock and roll classic. The elements that he’d gathered together were right on target. Riley’s hoarse throat vocal, Jerry Lee’s freestyling at the studio upright and Roland Janes, with his eerily-echoed whammy bar, were enough to frighten anyone’s horses. No wonder they were dubbed “The Little Green Men“ Billy Riley performs what has become a rockabilly anthem. His raspy vocal on “Flying Saucer Rock And Roll“ soars over a frenetic musical sound anchored by newly recruited session pianist Jerry Lee Lewis. The guitar breaks by Riley and session man Roland Janes have become models for aspiring rockabilly guitarists, but it is James M. Van Eaton who steal the show with some of the tastiest drumming in rockabilly history. His work during the spacy four bar intro, with that brief foray on to the tom-tom are permanently ingrained in the consciousness of most Sun fans. Similarly, the last ten seconds of this record are an eye-opener. The snare roll during the last sustained chord might have been enough, but the unexpected bass drum stomp raises the record to brilliance