Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella @ NYC 11.07.42) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.... styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs in addition to some of Rivers' original material.
Johnny Rivers's greatest success came in the mid-to-late 1960s with sequence of top US and international hits such as "Seventh Son", "Poor Side of Town", "Summer Rain", "Secret Agent Man" -theme to the TV show- then in the early 70's with a great cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" that went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, his third million-selling single.
Rivers continues to record and perform to the present in 2010... love that voice, and the guy can play a guitar:
Johnny Rivers's greatest success came in the mid-to-late 1960s with sequence of top US and international hits such as "Seventh Son", "Poor Side of Town", "Summer Rain", "Secret Agent Man" -theme to the TV show- then in the early 70's with a great cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" that went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, his third million-selling single.
Rivers continues to record and perform to the present in 2010... love that voice, and the guy can play a guitar:
7 comments:
One of my favorite early rockers, and I still like that secret agent man.....
Great artist! Love Secret Agent Man and Boogie Woogie flu the best. Thanks for taking me back to the days of better rock-n-roll. :)
Right on guys, have a great weekend
I didn't know Rivers was still performing. I also loved his voice and I don't think there is any of his music I do not like. I'll have to start looking him in my area.
RR, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I've had family in and didn't get to make the rounds with good wishes, but I was thinking them.
Thanks Maggie, I heard Rivers was living in Baton Rouge, still playing locally, and coaching little league... sounds like he might even be a conservative from some things I read
That's a good one. I hadn't heard it in a while.
I got the Moldy Oldies here!
lol
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