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Jim Reilly | |
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 Jim Reilly | |
| Background information | |
| Born | James G. Reilly 9 May 1957 |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, punk rock |
| Instrument | Drums |
James G. Reilly (born 9 May 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, [1] with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. [2] He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes , Go for It [2] and Hanx . In 1981, he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by The Raindogs. [2] 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 in a 3-piece with Ave Tsarion.
