Jim Reilly
For other people with the same name, see James Reilly (disambiguation).
| Jim Reilly | |
|---|---|
 Jim Reilly | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James G. Reilly |
| Born | May 9, 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, XSLF |
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 1980s 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, after which he played in a new band called The Dead Handsomes. In July 2013, he and Henry Cluney, also formerly of Stiff Little Fingers, began playing live together under the name XSLF.
References
- 1 2 3 "Jim Reilly info". SLF.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
| Preceded by Brian Faloon |
Drummer for Stiff Little Fingers 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Dolphin Taylor |
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