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Johnny Rivers
Birth name John Henry Ramistella
Born November 7, 1942 (1942-11-07) (age 65)
Origin Flag of the United States New York City, NY, U.S.
Genre(s) Rock and roll
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer
Years active 1962—present
Label(s) Imperial
United Artists
Atlantic
RSO
Soul City
Website www.johnnyrivers.com

Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella, 7 November 1942, in New York) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the Imperial Records label currently owned by EMI. United Artists Records was a Record label founded by Max E Youngstein of United Artists in 1958 initially to distribute Soundtracks Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock RSO Records was a Record label, formed by Rock and roll and Musical theatre impresario Robert Stigwood in 1973 Soul City was a British soul label run by David Nathan and Robert Blackmore from a record shop of the same name in London Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing 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. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Rivers's greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including "Seventh Son", "Poor Side of Town", "Summer Rain", and "Secret Agent Man"), but he has continued to record and perform to the present. " Secret Agent Man " is a song written by P F Sloan and Steve Barri.

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Career

1950s

The Ramistella family moved from New York to Baton Rouge, Louisiana when John was five years old. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Without any formal music lessons, he began playing guitar--learned from his father--at the age of eight, and was influenced by the distinctive music of Louisiana. The Music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions

Ramistella formed his own band, The Spades, in junior high school and made his first record at age 14, while still a student at Baton Rouge High School. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School Baton Rouge Magnet High School is a Magnet school in the East Baton Rouge Parish School system and was founded in the early 1890s Some of their material was recorded on the Suede label as early as 1956. Events The Malt Shop Era Begins With Love Is Strange By Mickey & Sylvia January 1 - Blue Suede Shoes

On a trip back to New York in 1958, he met Alan Freed who advised him to change his name, so Johnny Ramistella had the Baton Rouge attorney Arthur J. Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama January Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became Cobb change his name to Johnny Rivers after the Mississippi River that flows near Baton Rouge. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Freed also helped Rivers score some recording contracts on the Gone label. From March 1958 to March 1959, Rivers released three records which did not sell well. Events 1959 (date unknown Jimi Hendrix buys first Electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S.

In 1959, Rivers returned to Baton Rouge. Events 1959 (date unknown Jimi Hendrix buys first Electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S. While playing throughout the American South, in Birmingham Rivers met Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has She took Rivers to Nashville, where he recorded two more records. They were not successful either, but Johnny stayed in Nashville as a songwriter and demo singer for $25 a demo. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release While in Nashville, Rivers worked alongside Roger Miller. Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and

1960s

In 1960, Rivers met fellow Louisianan James Burton, the guitar player for Ricky Nelson. Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U James Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Minden Louisiana) is an American Guitarist. Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an 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 songwriter and studio musician. Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West 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. Events January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single "Love Me Do"

In 1964, Elmer Valentine gave Rivers a one-year contract to open his new club, Whisky a Go Go, on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television Elmer Valentine is the founder of two famous West Hollywood California nightclubs Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre. For a fire at the similarly named nightclub in Brisbane, Australia, see Whiskey Au Go Go fire. The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood California. West Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles County California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984. The Whisky a Go Go 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. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " I Want to Hold Your Hand " is a song by the English pop and rock band The Beatles. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers But Rivers was so popular, producer Lou Adler decided to issue Johnny Rivers Live At The Whiskey A Go Go. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director The live album reached #12 on the charts and the single "Memphis" (a Chuck Berry cover) reached #2. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances " Memphis Tennessee " is a song by legendary Rock & roll singer-songwriter Chuck Berry. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Rivers made the successful transition from nightclub entertainer to chart-busting pop singer and had created the Go Go sound, part of a scene which included Go-Go dancers. Go-Go dancers are Dancers who are employed to entertain at a Discotheque.

Into 1965, Rivers continued to record mostly live, Go Go style records including "Maybellene" (another Berry cover), which he followed "Mountain of Love", "Midnight Special", "Seventh Son" (written by Willie Dixon) and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (written by Pete Seeger), all of which were hits. See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million " Maybellene " is a song by Chuck Berry that tells the story of a Hot rod race and a broken romance " Mountain of Love " is a song written by Harold Dorman (also known as Harold Kenneth Dorman " Midnight Special " is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South Seventh Son (1987 is an Alternate history Fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist For the 2008 documentary see Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (film " Where Have All the Flowers Gone? " is a folk Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3 1919 is an American folk singer political Activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American

Rivers wanted to try something different and adopted a more idiosyncratic approach as from 1966. Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Characterized by his smooth, soulful voice, he produced hit portrayals as "Poor Side Of Town", which would be his biggest hit ever and his only number one record. "Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12, 1966. Into another hit was "Secret Agent Man", the theme from Secret Agent television series (written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri). This article is about 1960s TV series aka "Secret Agent" also see 1990s TV series Secret Agent Man. PF Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein 18 September 1945, in New York) is an American pop - rock Singer and Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn New York on February 23, 1942) is an American Songwriter and Record He also started his own record company, Soul City Records, where he won a Grammy Award as the producer of the 5th Dimension, which eventually recorded "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" and "Wedding Bell Blues", two number-one hits on Rivers's label. Soul City was a British soul label run by David Nathan and Robert Blackmore from a record shop of the same name in London The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In " sometimes incorrectly known as " The Age of Aquarius " or " Let the Sunshine In " is a medley " Wedding Bell Blues " is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966 that became a number one hit for The Fifth Dimension in 1969 and subsequently Johnny is also credited with giving songwriter Jimmy Webb a major break, when they recorded Webb's song "Up, Up, and Away". Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita "Up Up and Away" redirects here For other uses see Up up and away.

Johnny Rivers continued to record more hits, including "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (cover of the Four Tops) and "The Tracks of My Tears" (cover of the Miracles), both went Top 10 in 1967. The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco "The Tracks of My Tears" is a 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla ( Motown) label The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt In 1968, Rivers released what many fans consider his best album, Realization, a number-five album on the LP charts that included the #14 pop chart single 'Summer Rain' written by former member of the early 60's Folk/Rock band The Mugwumps, James Hendricks (not to be confused with guitar ledgend Jimi Hendrix). Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with The Mugwumps were a 1960s Rock band. The Mugwumps made some recordings in the mid-60s but the short-lived New York group formed in 1964 is principally remembered James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The album was evocative of the psychedelic influences of the time and marked a subtle change in his musical direction, with more thoughtful types of songs, included such ballads as "Going Back to Big Sur".

1970s

In the 1970s, Rivers continued to record more songs and albums which were a success with music critics, but did not sell as well as some of his earlier hits. One of these albums, "L. A. Reggae" in 1972, reached the LP charts as a result of the #6 hit "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (cover of Huey (Piano) Smith And The Clowns). Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Other hits at that time were "Blue Suede Shoes" (cover of Carl Perkins), in 1973, which would reach the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Help Me Rhonda" in 1975 (cover of The Beach Boys) on which Brian Wilson helped with backup vocals. " Blue Suede Shoes " is a Rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end " Help Me Rhonda " is a song written by Brian Wilson and his cousin Mike Love. Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead His last Top 10 entry was "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing)" (cover of the Funky Kings), which reached #10, followed by his last Hot 100 entry, "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" (cover of Major Lance), both from 1977. Major Lance ( April 4, 1939, Winterville, Mississippi &mdash September 3, 1994, Decatur, Georgia Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. He also sang the title song to the late night concert influenced TV show "The Midnight Special". " Midnight Special " is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South The Midnight Special was a weekly musical television series that aired during the 1970s and early 1980s created and produced by Burt Sugarman and airing on NBC

1980s to current

Rivers continued recording into the 1980s (e. g. , 1980's Borrowed Time LP), although his recording career wound down somewhat. Despite his music not having reached the best seller charts for quite a while, Rivers is still touring, doing 50 to 60 shows a year. Increasingly he has returned to the blues that inspired him initially.

In 1998, Rivers reactivated his Soul City imprint and released Last Train to Memphis. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998

In early 2000, Johnny recorded with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and Paul McCartney on a tribute album dedicated to Buddy Holly's backup band, "The Crickets". See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. The Crickets were a rock band from Lubbock Texas, formed by Singer / Songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s

In all, Rivers had nine Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and 17 in the Top 40 from 1964 to 1977. In total, he has sold well over 30 million records.

Rivers is one of a small number of performers such as Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd (from 1975's Wish You Were Here onward), Queen, Genesis (though under the members' individual names and/or the pseudonym Gelring Limited) and Neil Diamond who have their name as the copyright owner on their recordings. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Pink Floyd are Wish You Were Here is a Concept album by Pink Floyd. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on 15 September Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for (Most records have the recording company as the named owner of the recording. )

Discography

Main albums

Main compilations

Singles

Chart positions are from the Billboard Hot 100:

References


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" Maybellene " is a song by Chuck Berry that tells the story of a Hot rod race and a broken romance " Lawdy Miss Clawdy " is a song by Lloyd Price. It was first recorded by Price at the New Orleans recording studio of Specialty Records in March " Midnight Special " is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South " Secret Agent Man " is a song written by P F Sloan and Steve Barri. "Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12, 1966. " Baby I Need Your Loving " is a 1964 hit single recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label "The Tracks of My Tears" is a 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla ( Motown) label
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