John Lilley (born March 3, 1954)[1] is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for being a member of rock band the Hooters.

[2][3] John Lilley learned to play the guitar at nine years old after he saw the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.

[citation needed] After a sudden and unexpected departure from the Heroes, Lilley joined another local Philadelphia band, the Hooters, in 1983.

[13] Lilley contributed music to Sister Carrie, a play that was adapted by Louis Lippa from Theodore Dreiser's 1900 novel of the same name and performed at the People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern in 1991.

[14] His solo debut CD Lucky Kinda Guy, which has been described as "a country-tinged, roots-rock journey into Lilley's mind, his life and, most importantly, into his heart", was released in 2009.