# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/steve-riley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:51:55.940Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/steve-riley"
name: "Steve Riley"
slug: "steve-riley"
description: "Steve Riley was an American rock drummer, best known for his work with Keel, W.A.S.P., and L.A. Guns."
tagline: "American drummer (1956–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Steve_Riley_From_L.A._Guns_at_the_Chance_March_2008_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1956-01-22"
deathDate: "2023-10-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.24
  momentum:             0.7525188916876574
  historical:           9.989606666666669
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1448616/"
    handle:    "nm1448616"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/416535"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A"
    title: "ستيف رايلي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89"
    title: "ستيف رايلى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C"
    title: "ایستیو رایلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley"
    title: "Steve Riley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley_(drummer)"
    title: "Steve Riley (drummer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley"
    title: "Steve Riley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley"
    title: "Steve Riley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley_(batterista)"
    title: "Steve Riley (batterista)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley"
    title: "Steve Riley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c5455924-f00d-45d4-b498-c91cf688f231"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1121211"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2429706"
    title: "Steve Riley"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump