Monday, June 28, 2010

RED ROBINSON SHOW THEATRE - July 3, 2010

Johnny Rivers Saturday, July 3, 2010 RED ROBINSON SHOW THEATRE 2080 United Boulevard Coquitlam, B.C., Canada V3K 6W3

Event Starts at 08:00 PM

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Red Robinson Show Theatre Legendary solo superstar, known for his rousing vocals and soulful guitar leads is finally coming back to Vancouver. Johnny Rivers has done it all….17 Gold records, 28 Chart Hits, Two Grammy Awards, Sold more than 30 million albums… The list includes hits like “Summer Rain,” “Baby I Need Your Lovin’,” and the achingly beautiful “Poor Side of Town”. Born in New York City, grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Began playing professionally at the age 14. Johnny Rivers vaulted to worldwide fame during the height of Beatlemania, when he released a series of albums recorded at the world-famous Whisky A Go-Go, all featuring hard-charging versions of rock 'n' roll standards. In the late '60s, he changed direction with the self-penned #1 hit, "Poor Side Of Town," a soulful ballad that he soon followed up with another hit in a similar vein, "Summer Rain." In the '70s he returned to his roots and over the next 30 years released album after album of vital rock 'n' roll. Johnny Rivers is a unique figure in the history of rock music. On the most obvious level, he was a rock star of the 1960s and a true rarity as a white American singer/guitarist who made a name for himself as a straight-ahead rock & roller during the middle of that decade. Just as important behind the scenes, his recordings and their success led to the launching, directly and indirectly, of at least three record labels and a dozen other careers whose influence extended into the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond. Johnny Rivers has just released new album – “Shadows on the moon”. This album is an emotional journey into the world of Johnny Rivers which marks complete departure from any of his previous work. He soars through a beautifully intertwined tapestry of songs which combines a unique blend of R&B, Jazz, Mediterranean and Easter flavors. The songs of this collection tell the story of love, loss and the transition from one generation to next.

 

Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Monterey International Pop Festival 1967





Friday, June 16

The Association
The Paupers
Lou Rawls
Beverly
Johnny Rivers
The Animals
Simon and Garfunkel




Rocks the Folk - French Edition


JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1980


China / The price

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1975


Hang on sloopy / New York city blues




John Lee Hooker / A hard day's night




Jesus is a soul man / Seventh son




John Lee Hooker 74 / Get it up for love



Help me rhonda / New lovers and old friends

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1974


Bye bye Johnny / Parchman Farm

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1973


Searchin' - So fine (medley) / New York city dues

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1972


Rockin' pneumonia-boogie woogie flu / Come home america






Blue suede shoes / Stories to a child

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1971


Sea cruise / Our lady of the well




Permanent change / Think his name

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1970


Jesus is a soul man / Into the mystic

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1969


These are not my people / Going back to big sur





Muddy River / Resurrection



One woman / A better life

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1968


Look to your soul / Something strange




Right relations / A better life

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1967


If I were carpenter / By the time I get to Phoenix // Do you want to dance / California dreamin'




Baby I need your lovin' / Gettin' ready for tomorrow // Work song / You dig



The tracks of my tears / Rosecrans boulevard // Carpet man / Tunesmith



Summer rain / Memory of the coming good


JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1966


Michael / Long time man // Where have all the flowers gone / Catch the wind

Polydor




Secret agent man / You must believe / Susie Q / Uptight

Polydor


Poor side of town / A man can cry // Muddy water / Roogalator

Polydor

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1965


Seventh son / Un-square dance // Land of 1000 dances

Polydor

JOHNNY RIVERS - Some EPs > 1964


Whisky a go-go / Memphis // Maybelline / Walk myself on home

Polydor



Mountain of Love / Dang me // Johnny B. Goode / Midnight Special

Polydor




Fallen idol / Don't look now // This could be the one / My heart is in your hands

Capitol

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Fayetteville, GA Concert - Setlist (June 12, 2010)

The Lonely Agent (intro)
Midnight Special
Rooster Blues
Down at the House of Blues
The Snake
Seventh Son
Tracks of my Tears
Mountain of Love/Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Summer Rain

(acoustic set):


House of the Rising Sun 
 Moving Home *
The American Dream


I Put a Spell on You
Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
Poor Side of Town
Baby I Need Your Lovin'
Memphis

 

(encore):



Maybelline
Secret Agent Man


Special Tks for all JR's fans who shared such infos w/ me!

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* The song "Moving to a New Home" or "Moving Home" is from Eric Bibb, a folk-blues artist. People who have listened to this said "This is a really good song, it sounded kind of familiar when he played it, and he delivered it very well, great sincerity vocally, especially since I do not think he has played it much or even before this show." http://forum.johnnyrivers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3764

Johnny Rivers will feel right at home Saturday night (April 2010)


Johnny Rivers performs at Baton Rouge High School in 2010. Rivers, a former student there, had nine top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and 17 in the top 40 during the 70's. He'll perform the last concert before the 1928 school is closed for two years for massive renovations.

The rock and roll star will be back at his old high school and in the auditorium where he grew up watching performances — including a very young Elvis Presley.

"Lot's of memories in that building," said Rivers, who will do a benefit performance at Baton Rouge Magnet High School.

Rivers, 67, had nine top 10 hits in the 1960s and '70s. Some, such as "Secret Agent" and "Memphis," are considered generational anthems.

A New York native, Rivers' family moved to Baton Rouge when he was 8 years old. He attended school there until he dropped out at 15 to pursue a recording career.

For years the high school auditorium was a center for concerts in the state capital.
Rivers recalled going to a country music show at the auditorium in the 1950s at which Presley, then an unknown, was performing. The King, wearing a pink suit, drew laughs from the audience as he twitched around while warming up. Then he sang "That's All Right Mama," Rivers said.

After the concert, Rivers went outside where Elvis was getting ready to leave in his pink and white Cadillac.

"I knew right then what I wanted to do with my life," Rivers said.

His Saturday concert will be the last in the auditorium before the school, built in 1928, is closed for a massive, two-year renovation.

"It's going to completely change the interior," said principal Nanette McCann.
The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

"We've been working with the historical people to keep the exterior exactly the same," McCann said.

In addition to Rivers, other notable alumni include Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Football Hall of Fame member and former LSU and Green Bay packers star Jim Taylor and Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Petit.
Rivers' concert will benefit the school's AM-FM radio station. The student-run station is part of the school's radio-television-film program.

Rivers, who now lives in Los Angeles, did a benefit concert last year that helped raise money for a new transmitter for the radio station, McCann said.

"It's a great place," Rivers said. "I always look forward to being on that stage."




Baton Rouge - April 2010 (Part III)














Special Tks to my dear friend Condi Hosey!!!