Johnny Rivers booking agent
Johnny Rivers (booking agent) was one of the biggest pop stars of the '60s & 70's, but success didn't come easily. He recorded for a dozen labels through '64, before going Top 10 with a cheerfully chugging version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis".
More hits followed, "Maybellene", "Midnight Special" (which became the theme song for the hit TV show Midnight Special featuring Wolfman Jack), "Seventh Son", all with a dance-friendly "go-go" beat, yelling "live" audience and a sound enhanced by top-notch studio musicians.
Rivers racked up almost 30 hits in the 60's & 70's. Versatile and astute, he was more than willing to change styles for the driving TV theme "Secret Agent Man" then suddenly becoming a pop crooner, going to No. 1 that same year with the brooding "Poor Side Of Town". He re-arranged Motown classics ("Baby, I Need Your Lovin"), tried good-natured New Orleans rock 'n' roll ("Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu"), mystical folk-rock ("Summer Rain"), and updated surf sounds ("Help Me Rhonda," with Brian Wilson singing back-up). He even returned to the Top 10 in '77 with the mellow "Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin')."
Hits Include:
"Baby I Need Your Lovin" - "Maybelline" - "Memphis"
"Mountain Of Love" - "Poor Side Of Town"
"Rockin Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu"
"Secret Agent Man" - "Seventh Son" - "Summer Rain"
"Swayin To The Music (Slow Dancin)" - "The Tracks Of My Tears"
and many more!
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