Billy Gayles
Biography
Billy Gayles (October 19, 1931 – April 8, 1993) was an American rhythm & blues drummer and vocalist. Gayles was a member of Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the 1950s with whom he recorded for Flair Records and Federal Records as the lead vocalist. Gayles also backed various musicians, including Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, Otis Rush, Albert King, and Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
45 releases · 17 albums · active 1954–2023
- Performance · 93
Studios: Archway Sound Studio, St. Louis · Odyssey Sound Studio · Studio 44 (2) · Cobra Studios (3)
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Otis Rush
- Ike Turner
- St. Louis Kings Of Rhythm
- Otis Rush And His Band
- Larry Davis (4)
- Ike Turner Kings Of Rhythm
- Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm