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Johnny Rivers managed to put seventeen songs in the top forty from 1964 to 1977. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, covers of old-time rock-and-roll songs, and some original material, all of them in his own unique style. He was also an adept songwriter, guitarist, and producer. John Ramistella was born November 7, 1942 in New York ...
Johnny Rivers rose to fame as an interpreter of tunes by Chuck Berry, Leadbelly, Mose Allison and other musical innovators. He stood apart by putting his own dynamic stamp on familiar material, combining forceful, slightly twanging vocals with a hard-driving guitar attack.
