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Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) [1] is an American retired musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. [ 2 ]
The album reached No. 5 and included the No. 14 pop chart single "Summer Rain", written by James Hendricks, a former member of the Mugwumps.The album reflected some of the psychedelic influences of the time, like the song "Hey Joe" with a two-minute introduction and also marked a change in Rivers' musical direction with more introspective songs such as "Look to Your Soul" and "Going Back to ...
"Secret Agent Man" is a song written by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. [4] The most famous recording of the song was made by Johnny Rivers for the opening titles of the American broadcast of the British spy series Danger Man, which aired in the U.S. as Secret Agent from 1964 to 1966. [4]
The song became much better known as "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" in a 1977 cover version by Johnny Rivers, which became a top ten US hit. It was Rivers' last Top 40 hit in the United States, and became his second Gold record.
"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally. [2] It reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968. [3]
...And I Know You Wanna Dance was Johnny Rivers's sixth official album, and was his fourth live album. It was recorded live at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California. The album was on the Billboard Charts for 21 weeks, and reached No. 52. [3]
The Seventh Son" was included as the opening track on Rivers' 1965 release Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go. In an AllMusic album review, Bruce Eder noted, "[On] the opening track, 'Seventh Son' – Rivers takes an approach that manages to intersect with swamp rock, white soul, and garage punk, all neatly wrapped up in three minutes so ...
Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk "Under Your Spell Again" b/w "Long Time Man" (from Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk) 35 49 2 [20] — — Non-album track "Secret Agent Man" b/w "You Dig" 1966 3 4 4 [21] — 78 And I Know You Wanna Dance "(I Washed My Hands in) Muddy Water" b/w "Roogalator" (Non-LP track) 19 18 25 [22] — 59 Golden Hits "Poor Side of ...