Johnny Rivers Rock Me A Little While (1973)
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 oldtime 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. Rivers was born as John Henry Ramistella in New York City, of Italian ancestry. His family moved from New York to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Influenced by the distinctive Louisiana musical style, Rivers began playing guitar at age eight, taught by his father and uncle. While still in junior high school, he started sitting in with a band called the Rockets, led by Dick Holler, who later wrote a number of hit songs, including Abraham, Martin and John and the novelty song, Snoopy vs. the Red Baro
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