Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American rock ‘n’ roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, 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”, “The Seventh Son”, “Secret Agent Man”, “Poor Side of Town” (a US #1), “Baby I Need Your Lovin'” (a Motown cover), 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, Rivers performed a song, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, at the funeral for Chuck Berry, at The Pageant, in St. Louis, Missouri. One of Rivers’ biggest and earliest hits was his cover of Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee”.
1 | Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancin’) |
2 | Memphis |
3 | Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)) |
4 | Help Me, Rhonda |
5 | Mountain of Love |
6 | Summer Rain |
7 | Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu |
8 | Maybellene |
9 | Seventh Son |
10 | Secret Agent Man |
11 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone |
12 | (I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water |
13 | These Are Not My People |
14 | Midnight Special |
15 | Poor Side of Town |
16 | Into the Mystic |
17 | Muddy River |
18 | Blue Suede Shoes |
19 | Under Your Spell Again |
20 | Baby I Need Your Lovin’ |
21 | The Tracks of My Tears |
22 | Think His Name |
23 | Sea Cruise |
24 | Look to Your Soul |
25 | Right Relations |
26 | Searchin’/So Fine |
27 | One Woman |
28 | Cupid |
29 | Six Days on the Road |
30 | Fire and Rain |
31 | Ashes and Sand |
32 | Oh What a Kiss |
33 | China |
34 | Romance (Give Me A Chance) |
35 | Be My Baby |