Jim Reilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Reilly

British musician

Date of Birth: 09-May-1957

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Profession: drummer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James G.
Reilly (born May 9, 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981.
He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It and Hanx.
In 1981, he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by The Raindogs.
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.