Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock ‘n’ roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them “Memphis” (a Chuck Berry cover), “Mountain of Love” (a Harold Dorman cover), “The Seventh Son” (a Willie Mabon cover), “Secret Agent Man”, “Poor Side of Town” (a US No. 1), “Baby I Need Your Lovin'” (a 1967 cover of the Four Tops single from 1964), and “Summer Rain”.
On June 12, 2009, Johnny Rivers was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. His name has been suggested many times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he has never been selected. Rivers, however, was a nominee for 2015 induction into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame.
On April 9, 2017, he performed a song, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, at the funeral for Chuck Berry, at The Pageant, in St. Louis, Missouri. One of his biggest and earliest hits was his cover of Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee”.
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