Johnny Rivers

Person · Open Library

Works

2

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Film & TV

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. Rivers is best known for his 1960s output, having popularized the mid-60s discotheque scene through his live rock and roll recordings at the Los Angeles…

Known for

• Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll — Self2018
• Rock N' Roll Stories — Self2013
• Johnny Rivers: The History2009
• Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics — Self1999
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — Our Guests at Heartland1978
• The Day the Music Died — Self1977
• The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977 — Self1977
• Rock Concert — Self1973
• Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest — Self1972
• The Midnight Special — Self1972

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1942-11-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

193,041

Total plays

1,570,675

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 is believed to be of Italian origin. 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joh

via Last.fm · Johnny Rivers

Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Johnny

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Occupation

vocalist

Genre

rock music

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.johnnyrivers.com

Image

Johnny Rivers 1975.JPG

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