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Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men

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Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men, grin as they sit, stand or crouch in a corner. One band member sits on a bass drum case. Another rests his hand on a double bass case that lies on the floor. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy Lee Riley. And the Original Little Green Men. Roland Janes, Marvin Pepper, J.M. Van Eaton. 1956."
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Date Published
1956
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects
Rockabilly musicians
Bands (Music)
Guitarists
Singers
Harmonica players
Men, White
Subjects, People
Riley, Billy Lee
Janes, Roland
Pepper, Marvin
Van Eaton, Jim
Corporate Name
Little Green Men (Musical group)
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Notes

1956

Band members: Billy Lee Riley, Roland Janes, Marvin Pepper, J.M. Van Eaton

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-1452.tif
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
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All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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