Bill Lyerly - A Look Back
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Bill Lyerly with Medusa

Bill Lyerly with his high school rock band, Medusa.
Medusa (L-R) Russell Turner, Bill Lyerly, Richard Lane,
Joe Padley, J.K. Loftin.

Click here for a listen to "The Stealer" by Medusa
and recorded live by Dan Lilley in 1971.
(recording courtesy of Dan Lilley)
Joe Padley, vocals; J.K. Loftin, guitar; Bill Lyerly, keyboards; Russell Turner, bass; Richard Lane, drums.
Bill, at age 18, playing Goldy McJohn´s Hammond B-3 as Medusa opens for Steppenwolf at the Music Factory in Greenville, NC- May 1971.

Bill Lyerly with his college band SouthSound.

SouthSound 1974, (L-R) Bill Lyerly, Bill Joyner, Tim Conklin,
Richard Lane, Tommy Thompson

Bill Lyerly with Super Grit Cowboy Band.
Bill Lyerly, 1975   Bill Lyerly, 1976
Photos by Richard Lane

Bill Lyerly and Thunder Chief at the Redneck Saloon in Grifton (1977).


Bill Lyerly Band, 1979

Bill Lyerly Band, 1979

Bill Lyerly Band, 1979


The Bill Lyerly Band performing at the Carolina Opry House in 1979.
Photos by Mike Britt
Lyerly Waylon Jennings
The Bill Lyerly Band opening for Waylon Jennings.
Bill Lyerly Band, 1979
The Bill Lyerly Band in 1979, performing at the Cafe Deja Vu.
Photo by Mike Britt


"Capt. Lude" at the Carolina Opry House - Halloween, 1980.
Photo by Mike Britt		 Bill and Walter Lyerly, 1980
Bill Lyerly performing with his father
Walter Lyerly (on fiddle) in 1980.
Photo by Mike Britt
Bill Lyerly, RCA Promo, 1981
Bill´s favourite RCA promo picture- 1981.
Photo by Mike Britt

Bill Lyerly, Music City, 1982
Bill performing at Music City in 1982.
Photo by Mike Britt

(To see a video clip of Bill performing "When I Ride" at the Plantation Music Park on July 3, 1982, click here!)

Bill Lyerly, Statesville, NC, 1987
Bill Lyerly outside of Statesville, NC in 1987.
Photo by Mike Britt

Bill Lyerly backstage with Bo Diddley.
Bill Lyerly and longtime friend Dean Lenihan just before a show.
Bill Lyerly with Clyde Mattocks, 1994
Bill Lyerly performing with Clyde Mattocks at the Chesapeake Jubilee in 1994.
Photo by Mike Britt		 Bill Lyerly at the 2000 Cammy Awards
Bill Lyerly performs "Banging In The Dunes" at the 2000 Cammy Awards, at the Alabama Theatre in North Myrtle Beach.
Bill Lyerly with Steve Earle
(L - R) Dexter Horton, Steve Earle, and Bill Lyerly backstage at the Carolina Theatre.



Bill Lyerly backstage with John Lee Hooker before their shows.
Bill Lyerly with Muddy the mudcat
Bill and Muddy the Mudcat cut up at Mudcat (baseball) Stadium.

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