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"Memphis, Tennessee", sometimes shortened to "Memphis", is a song by Chuck Berry, first released in 1959. In the UK, the song charted at number 6 in 1963; at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers , which also became a UK Top 20 hit single.
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 ]
Go Johnny, Go! Release date: June 1964 [7] Label: United Artists Records — — — The Sensational Johnny Rivers: Release date: August 1964; Label: Capitol — — — The Great Johnny Rivers: Release date: November 1965; Label: Unart — — — Golden Hits: Released: 1966; Label: Imperial Records; 29 — — US: Gold [8] A Touch of Gold ...
Johnny Rivers would recall of "Poor Side of Town": "I don’t know what inspired it…It was not from any personal experience, because I was living in Beverly Hills." Although he'd describe it as "an easy song to write", [ 3 ] Rivers would say the song: "took…about five months to write…I kept writing little bits and pieces of it."
Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go (shown as "At Whisky-A-Go-Go" on the original label) is a live album and is the debut album from American rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Johnny Rivers. The album was released in February 1964, just as the Beatles and the British music invasion was getting into full swing.
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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 ...
Changes is the third studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1966 by Imperial Records. The album includes " Poor Side of Town ", which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.