JR pre-show interview with Marc Berman

JR's pre-show interview with Marc Berman.....in Margate, NJ, Sunday, August 21st!

http://video-embed.nj.com/services/player/bcpid634584508001?bctid=1122099017001

Johnny Rivers plays golden oldies at Treasure Island

On March 20, legendary performer Johnny Rivers played at Treasure Island Casino. Among the hits performed were "Summer Rain" (1967), "Mountain of Love" (1964), "Poor Side of Town" (1966), "Baby I Need Your Loving" (1967), "Seventh Son" (1965), "Maybellene" (1964), "Secret Agent Man" (1964), and many more, including songs from his 2009 album Shadows on the Moon.

At: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2010/06/10/music-johnny-rivers-plays-golden-oldies-treasure-island

On Cousin Brucie's SiriusXM Radio Show

On July 28th, J.R. flew to N.Y city. On the 29th J.R spent the entire afternoon at SiriusXM Radio with Jeremy Tepper from Outlaw County / Willie's Roadhouse, he also met with Steve Leeds VP Talent and Industry Affairs. Then he interviewed with music historian and writer Dave Marsh.

That evening J.R. had dinner with Jimmy Vivino (Conan O Brian band leader) and his old friend Steve Schirripa, (The Sopranos). They dined at Peasant, 194 Elizabeth St. Steve introduced Johnny and Jimmy to owner and Chef Frank De Carlo. The food was fabulous and Frank was a wonderful host.

July 30th - J.R. guests on Cousin Brucie's SiriusXM Radio show.

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-p.html

Still on Country Promo Tour....

On July 26th, J.R, drove from Nashville TN. to Charlotte NC to visit his old friend and booking agent, Walter Stewart. The highlight of his visit was the time he spent with Walter's mother who is now 103 years young.

She calls J.R. her other son. J.R surprised her with a brand new rocking chair for her birthday.

Walter Stewart, JR, and Local TV personality at WCNC, Charlotte, NC., Larry Sprinkle

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-o.html

Country Promo Tour....

J.R and guitar Legend James Burton going over the songs backstage at the Grand Ole Opry - July 23, 2011

Performing "Mountain of Love" and "Poor Side of Town"

Encore "Memphis"

On Sunday July 24th, J.R. got together with his old friend and co writer from the 1960's Jim ("Summer Rain") Hendricks to catch up.

On Monday July 25th, J.R, Bill Wence and his wife Kathy, dropped by the "Station Inn" to hear Vince Gill and The Time Jumpers, a great Texas Swing band. Then J.R was called up and
they jammed on "Maybelline" and "Memphis". A great time was had by all.

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-n.html 

Doing a "duck walk"

JR doing the duck walk next to the Chuck Berry bronze statue across the street from "Blueberry Hill"

On July 26th, J.R. drove to Evansville, IN. to visit with Linda Brown and her family. Linda and J.R. have been close friends since the early 1990"s. Then on to Nashville, TN. 

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-k.html 

Catching Up With Ole Friends Cross Country Promo Tour - IV

J.R., Chuck Berry, Joe Edwards (Owner and proprietor of "Blueberry Hill") and Gene Ackman, telling stories....

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-j.html  

Johnny Rivers & Butch Wax and The Hollywoods

July 17th, 2011 - Johnny Rivers plays with Butch Wax and The Hollywoods at Gentry Park, St. Louis, MO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mvMb1HQag  - Seventh Son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrnjKA05WbM - Oh Carol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKlDFNyuiuA - Memphis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcLf430RT0 - Barefootin

Catching Up With Ole Friends Cross Country Promo Tour - III

J.R. and Nedra Matteucci

Carol Robertson Lopez, J.R and Richard Matteucci

Winning signed guitar bidders, John & Shirley Rehders with Johnny Rivers.

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-d.html

"Catching Up With Ole Friends Cross Country Promo Tour" - II

Event coordinator and Auctioneer, Carol Robertson Lopez,
First Gentleman Chuck Franco, Governor Susana Martinez and J.R

Johnny Rivers with Governor Susana Martinez

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-a.html

"Catching Up With Ole Friends Cross Country Promo Tour"

July 16, 2011 After stopping in Phoenix, AZ and having dinner with my old friend and roommate Jimmy Bowen, I went onto Santa Fe, NM for a fundraiser for the New Mexico Children's Foundation.

The event was well attended, and included New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, and my dear friends, Richard and Nedra Matteucci and many prominent members of New Mexico's business community. 

I sat on a stool and auctioned off some of my songs to the highest bidders. "Secret Agent Man" went for $1000.00 dollars. Then we auctioned off the guitar I used which Governor Martinez and I signed to the winning bidders, John & Shirley Rehders. They bid $2000.00 dollars! A great evening, for a great cause.

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-a.html

Johnny Rivers & Chuck Berry

JR & Chuck Berry greet each other at "Blueberry Hill" after not seeing each other since their joint concert at the North Fork Theater, Westbury, NY on July 18, 2007

At: http://johnnyrivers.com/jr/photo-trip-i.html

Vietnam Veterans of America

Johnny Rivers and Mickey Jones to Receive Arts Award at Vietnam Veterans of America's 15th National Convention 

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)- Famed rock and roll singer/guitarist Johnny Rivers and his former drummer, the actor Mickey Jones, will receive the President's Award for Excellence in the Arts at Vietnam Veterans of America's 15th biennial National Convention on Saturday Night, August 20, in Reno, Nevada.

"All of us in the Vietnam War generation remember Johnny Rivers and his big hits—'Memphis,' 'Maybelline,' 'Mountain of Love,' and 'Secret Agent Man,' " said VVA National President John Rowan. "We're honoring him for that work and for the trip he took to Vietnam in 1966 to entertain the troops. Mickey Jones was Johnny's drummer on that trip, and we're recognizing him for that selfless act, as well as his musical and acting career, including his eight-year role on 'Home Improvement.' "

The Convention runs from August 17-20 at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno. Some eight hundred delegates from VVA chapters across the country are expected to join hundreds of other Vietnam veterans and guests at the event. The delegates will set the organization's course for the next two years, hear from an array of speakers, attend information sessions, and take part in special events. That includes the Saturday night Awards Banquet, which honors Vietnam veterans and others in the arts.

Richard Pimentel, the disabled Vietnam veteran who is one of the nation's foremost disability rights advocates, will give the Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday morning, August 17. Other special guests scheduled to take part in the Convention include Vietnam veteran Homer Hickam, the author of the acclaimed memoir Rocket Boys and many other books, and the actress, comedienne, and singer Vicki Lawrence, who entertained the troops in Vietnam. Hickam, Lawrence, the entertainer Gloria Loring, the writer Diana Dell, and Mickey Jones will receive VVA Excellence in the Arts Awards at the Awards Banquet. Johnny Rivers will accept via video.

At: http://www.vva.org/PressReleases/2011/pr11-018.html 

Under Your Spell Again- Johnny Rivers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uix3LbpqEg&feature=youtu.be

The Fab Faux & Johnny Rivers - Slow Down

The Fab Faux & Johnny Rivers - Slow Down

Filmed on July 30, 2011 - The Circle Line Pier 81 show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrbrzvInsA