Jim Reilly
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| Jim Reilly | |
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 Jim Reilly |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James G. Reilly |
| Born | 1957 |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, punk rock |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts | Stiff Little Fingers, Red Rockers, The Raindogs, Little Fingers, Jim Reilly's Alternative Soldiers |
James G. "Jim" Reilly (born 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981.[1] He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It[1] and Hanx. In 1981 he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by The Raindogs.[1] In the late '80s he lived in Boston and worked as a band manager. He has since moved back to Northern Ireland. For a time in 2004, he played in SLF tribute band Little Fingers, and later led Jim Reilly's Alternative Soldiers. Reilly is currently in a new band called The Dead Handsomes.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Jim Reilly info". SLF.com. http://www.slf.com/personnel.htm#jim. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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| Preceded by Brian Faloon |
Drummer for Stiff Little Fingers 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Dolphin Taylor |
