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Johnny Ramistella

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".

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I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs.

1970, Awhile, Cities, Gigs, Soul, Thinking

All summer long we spent dancin' in the sand, and the jukebox kept on playing Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Heart, Lonely, Playing, Sand, Summer

One thing will lead to another and somebody will come up with a riff or a line or something we build from.

Build, Come, Come Up, Lines, One Thing, Riff

I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.

Eight, Gone, Months, Probably, Seven

If you're going to get into music, you've got to learn the 12-bar blues.

Bars, Blues, Ifs, Learn, Music

That rich guy you've been seeing, must have put you down. Welcome back baby, to the poor side of town.

Baby, Guy, Rejection, Seeing, Side

When I came back to California in the early '60s I was hanging out with Jimmy Bowen, Phil Spector, and I wanted to be a record producer and work with other artists.

Artist, Back, California, Early, Producer, Records

I think my favorite album was probably Realization.

Albums, Favorite, Probably, Realization, Think, Thinking

About two months into the Whisky, I borrowed some money and rented a remote recording truck.

Months, Recording, Rented, Truck, Two

I was working at this club in downtown L. A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I.

Club, Downtown, Eight, Four, Night

Even Woodstock turned out to be a disaster. Everybody was stuck in the mud and people got sick.

Disaster, Mud, People, Sick, Stuck

The web site and the Internet are a whole new ball game.

Ball, Balls, Game, Games, Internet, Site

I was rooming with Jimmy Bowen at the time, doing some gigs, then I went back to New Orleans and played there in '62.

Back, Gigs, Jimmy, New Orleans, Time