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Johnny Rivers

1942 - Today

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Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is a retired American musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. Rivers is best known for his 1960s output, having popularized the mid-60s discotheque scene through his live rock and roll recordings at the Los Angeles nightclub Whisky a Go Go, and later shifting to a more orchestral, soul-oriented sound during the latter half of the decade. These developments were reflected by his most notable string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, many of them covers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Rivers is the 1,718th most popular singer (down from 1,604th in 2019), the 9,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,394th in 2019) and the 458th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Rivers ranks 1,718 out of 4,381. Before him are Diomedes Díaz, Alessia Cara, Finn Kalvik, Carlos Mendes, Bryn Terfel, and Kang Seul-gi. After him are Karina, Patti Austin, Latifa, Jim Kerr, Ezio Pinza, and Jaden Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Johnny Rivers ranks 585. Before him are Allan Clarke, Robert Costanzo, Joanna Pettet, Edwin Starr, Douglas Trumbull, and Peter Tork. After him are Custódio Pinto, David Lange, Asha Parekh, Herbert Gruber, Walter Rodney, and Zygfryd Szołtysik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Rivers ranks 9,495 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Tom Harrell (1946), Jacob Abbott (1803), Joe F. Edwards Jr. (1958), and Paul Williams (1940). After him are Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Patti Austin (1950), Garrett Hedlund (1984), JJ Feild (1978), Julie Gibson (1913), and William Blum (1933).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Rivers ranks 458. Before him are George Thorogood (1950), Regina Resnik (1922), Bizarre (1976), Ellen Greene (1951), Edwin Starr (1942), and Jenni Rivera (1969). After him are Patti Austin (1950), Jaden Smith (1998), Bebel Gilberto (1966), Jo Stafford (1917), Julee Cruise (1956), and Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968).

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