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Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella on November 7, 1942 in New York City) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.
He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, covers of old-time Rock n’ roll songs, and some original material, all of them in his own unique style. Rivers’s greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including “Seventh Son,” “Poor Side of Town” and “Secret Agent Man”) but he has continued to record and perform to the present.
In 1960, Rivers met fellow Louisianan, James Burton, the guitar player for Ricky Nelson. Burton later recommended one of Rivers’s songs to Nelson, who went on to record it. In 1961, Rivers went to Los Angeles to meet Nelson, and ended up relocating there, working as a song writer and studio musician. In 1963, Rivers’s big break came when he temporarily filled in for a jazz combo at Bill Gazzari’s night club; the temporary gig became long-term due to positive customer response.
In 1964, Elmer Valentine then gave Rivers a one-year contract to open his new club, Whisky a Go Go, on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The Whisky opened three days before The Beatles released “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and the British Invasion knocked almost every American artist off the top of the charts. But Rivers was so popular, producer Lou Adler decided to issue Johnny Rivers Live At The Whiskey A Go Go. The live album reached #12 on the charts and the single “Memphis” (a Chuck Berry cover) reached #2.
He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, covers of old-time Rock n’ roll songs, and some original material, all of them in his own unique style. Rivers’s greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including “Seventh Son,” “Poor Side of Town” and “Secret Agent Man”) but he has continued to record and perform to the present.
In 1960, Rivers met fellow Louisianan, James Burton, the guitar player for Ricky Nelson. Burton later recommended one of Rivers’s songs to Nelson, who went on to record it. In 1961, Rivers went to Los Angeles to meet Nelson, and ended up relocating there, working as a song writer and studio musician. In 1963, Rivers’s big break came when he temporarily filled in for a jazz combo at Bill Gazzari’s night club; the temporary gig became long-term due to positive customer response.
In 1964, Elmer Valentine then gave Rivers a one-year contract to open his new club, Whisky a Go Go, on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The Whisky opened three days before The Beatles released “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and the British Invasion knocked almost every American artist off the top of the charts. But Rivers was so popular, producer Lou Adler decided to issue Johnny Rivers Live At The Whiskey A Go Go. The live album reached #12 on the charts and the single “Memphis” (a Chuck Berry cover) reached #2.
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Charles_Heres wrote:
"Realization" is an actual gem.
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You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' melhor musica
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sunny <3
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A Whiter Shade of Pale ♥
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john lee hooker live at the whisky a go go - the long vision is sooo amazing ^^
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A Whiter Shade of Pale
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Druid66 wrote:
Such an underrated, soaring interpreter of songs!
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iamholgerczukay wrote:
Realization was found in a bin of bargain vinyl years ago and it became one of my favorite cheap-o finds. The cover made it obvious he was trying to appeal to the psychedelic audience, so it was that mix with his classic sound. One of the great (relatively unknown) pop albums, there aren't many.
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California Dreamin' *-*
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italotoffolo wrote:
456.998 execuções (77.833 ouvintes) ???? Muito, muito desvalorizado!! :(
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sunny
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale *O*
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Secret Asian Man...
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tyzmatos wrote:
I love you Johnny Music of my childhood
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Rapture5212011 wrote:
Liked some of his numbers more than others, especially "Johnny B. Goode" & "Secret Agent Man" which were good 'baby boomer' tunes. God bless~!
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Dance me with ?????????????
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Pryde wrote:
Please vote for Elvis Presley in The American Rock League!
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fi_moon wrote:
great singer 60s : D
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