Johnny Rivers, "Summer Rain," San Diego County Fair, June 19, 2014

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  • At 71, Johnny Rivers still sounds as he did 40 and 50 years ago, when he was a nonstop hit machine moving from covers of soul hits to the Monterey Pop/Woodstock rock and back again. Excellent show.

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  • @GreenManalishiUSA
    @GreenManalishiUSA 6 лет назад +28

    Johnny Rivers is one of the most understated stars of the 60's and 70's. He topped the charts and sold millions of records, without resorting to gimmicks, big statements, or wild antics. Just great songs, tasteful arrangements, and soulful singing. A class act.

    • @marilynnjacobsen1077
      @marilynnjacobsen1077 10 дней назад

      They don't make them that way anymore for various reasons to defraud the American people.

  • @carmenfeltz6464
    @carmenfeltz6464 9 месяцев назад +8

    He sounds the same as he always has. ❤❤❤ Deserves to be in the Rock Hall of Fame.

  • @Tuscarora
    @Tuscarora 3 месяца назад +3

    JR is famous all over the world. Yesterday I was a bookstore here in Saint Petersburg Russia, talking with a young Russian guy who works there and the topic got around to music. He talked about Led Zeppelin and Nirnava and I mentioned I spent about 4 years working for Johnny years ago and I did not expect his reaction. He almost accused me of pulling his leg. He knew exactly who was talking about and is a fan. This song brings back good memories and good times.

  • @thestones2789
    @thestones2789 3 года назад +37

    HES STILL GREAT!!!! GOD BLESS YOU JOHNNY, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

  • @Rockiii9
    @Rockiii9 5 лет назад +35

    I don't know of a single other artist from the 60s who has maintained his or her voice as well as Johnny Rivers. He sounds EXACTLY like himself of a half century ago; voice control, high notes, etc. Just astonishing! Some of that may be down to natural ability, but I think it's also a reflection of his character & lifestyle; he's clearly not gone down the path of over-indulgence & self abuse that destroys so many artists.

    • @jeanieruter7416
      @jeanieruter7416 Год назад +2

      @Rockiii9 You're right that Johnny Rivers sounds exactly like he did many years ago... but Dion Dimucci is another one who sounds great... just the same as he did way back in the 60's.

    • @duanefogle1666
      @duanefogle1666 7 дней назад

      2 great and very talented Italian boys🎵🎶🎵🎸You've always been the greatest, John Henry Romastella!!! You, in my opinion, were your mother's greatest student ♥️🙏✝️🇮🇹​@jeanieruter7416

  • @451hist
    @451hist 3 месяца назад +3

    A legendary artist at his best!

  • @baddriver3580
    @baddriver3580 5 лет назад +36

    I shut my eyes and went back to the late 60’s!! Awesome then and now!!

  • @davidanderson8469
    @davidanderson8469 Год назад +5

    Listening to this my hair is coming back,my bones don't hurt and I'm overjoyed. Thanks Johnny.

    • @williamj.sheehan2001
      @williamj.sheehan2001 Год назад +1

      Hahahahahaha! Same here, David! Amazing how therapeutic music can be!

  • @sherrystamps5524
    @sherrystamps5524 6 месяцев назад +5

    My favorite song.I love you Johnny Rivers.you still sound just as good as you did back in the day.Ehy isn't he in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.He is so talented

  • @voiceshow9
    @voiceshow9 9 лет назад +59

    This is what you look and sound like when you take care of yourself. The songs are as good as ever.

  • @jlmikeals9236
    @jlmikeals9236 3 года назад +24

    WHY is this man not in the rock and roll Hall of Fame? Look at his collection of hits. He was the voice of the 60's and early 70's.
    Whiskey a go-go launched high, and he just got better and better. The Beatles came out and people forgot the others. Not all of us. We could see that both had a lot to offer. Johnny kept on making hit records in the mist of the British Invasion. Something few others could do.
    By the time Summer Rain came out, he was a super star. Has there ever been a better song than Poor Side of Town?
    He played his own lead guitar as he sang. He never missed a note singing or playing. What more could you want?
    Yes, he covered a lot of songs, but he did them his way. He also did a lot of his own songs that were hits.
    No, he wasn't the long hair cool kid, but the sang the hell out of his songs and the cool kids songs.
    Give this man the respect he deserves while he is still here!!! Johnny Rivers for the R&R Hall of Fame 2021.
    Push it! Get the word out! Give this man what he deserves while he can appreciate it!!
    I am tired of country and rock waiting until someone dies to honor their accomplishments. Honor a true legend while he is still with us.

    • @TheMapkiss
      @TheMapkiss 8 месяцев назад +2

      The HOF has lost all integrity and credibility and most people don't bother with it anymore. 10 Rap and Hip Hop artists inducted? Dolly? Johnny just performed his last concert in July 2023 and it's a shame he has been snubbed but his real fans and there are millions of us still around will always remember him and appreciate all his great songs over so many great years! Poor Side of Town is one of the greatest songs ever written. Thank you Johnny!

  • @WickedPrince3D
    @WickedPrince3D 3 года назад +13

    Man he still has the same voice. So amazing.

  • @nellgwenn
    @nellgwenn 5 лет назад +23

    What a beautiful ballad. Melancholy and bittersweet.

  • @stevenwiederholt7000
    @stevenwiederholt7000 4 года назад +7

    Why He Is Not In the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, I have no Answer.

  • @bobnodzo2818
    @bobnodzo2818 3 года назад +5

    Thank goodness we have vids like this to remember JR!

  • @kat2mama
    @kat2mama 7 лет назад +25

    This was my favorite song the year I graduated High School, 1967!!! He still sounds great. Love Johnny Rivers!

  • @deborahlangnese7645
    @deborahlangnese7645 Год назад +2

    So great such a fab singer and a great guitar player!

  • @silviasantillan-baranek5498
    @silviasantillan-baranek5498 6 лет назад +34

    SO GREAT to see and hear such a wonderful performer who is not laden with dread locks, covered with gross tattoos and sporting earrings. A man of his age still able to perform such MEMORABLE MELODIES with the talent he had as a young man. He is awesome and leaves today's singers trailing in the dust. Like a fine wine, age has made him smoother.

  • @dennisapodaca8074
    @dennisapodaca8074 9 лет назад +44

    He's really great...why isn't he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

    • @PVPSYCHOS
      @PVPSYCHOS 8 лет назад +4

      +Dennis Apodaca He's not in the R & R HOF because of Jann Wenner

    • @juvenilehall1979
      @juvenilehall1979 7 лет назад +1

      Your are so correct !!!!

    • @Bronco-1776
      @Bronco-1776 6 лет назад +1

      There is a segment on Johnny Rivers in the History Channel's The History of Rock & Roll

    • @Bronco-1776
      @Bronco-1776 6 лет назад +2

      Well you got me curious. What is Wenner's beef with Johnny?

    • @alwaysamysteryyes2021
      @alwaysamysteryyes2021 6 лет назад +1

      To keep room for Flava Flav.

  • @renarga6886
    @renarga6886 Год назад +4

    Still a great singer and a damn sexy man. Love ya, Johnny! 😍

  • @eddygsmusicworld1708
    @eddygsmusicworld1708 День назад

    his music always cheers me up.Thanks Johnny.

  • @dianakidd4219
    @dianakidd4219 Год назад +3

    So many great songs from this man! I love his voice.

  • @summersky8404
    @summersky8404 9 лет назад +9

    Love this song so much, one of my all time favourites. Just so timeless.

  • @stevencollins5806
    @stevencollins5806 3 года назад +2

    Let's get real and I think everyone will agree with me and if you don't agree with me it's only because you are in the Lost world of don't know what real talent is even at 71 he kicks the ass of any live performer that is three times his Junior it's not even close.

  • @asthecrowflies737
    @asthecrowflies737 4 года назад +4

    Loved Johnny Rivers when I was 16. I'm 66 now and still love Johnny Rivers!

  • @curtstrathman5692
    @curtstrathman5692 2 месяца назад

    Love Johnny Rivers..Lucky to see him twice in recent years..!! A bunch of great songs..

  • @sharonlynn4226
    @sharonlynn4226 8 лет назад +18

    Looks amazingly handsome! Listened to older brothers records of him in mid sixties as when I was under ten years old and had wild crush on him and still do. His voice cannot be matched.

  • @paulineslusherbabb5577
    @paulineslusherbabb5577 8 лет назад +11

    what a great treat I loved him back in the day and he still has it at 71..wow he sure doesnt look that age...love his songs

  • @jackoshaw
    @jackoshaw 6 лет назад +4

    So many hit songs on the radio.... What a talent

  • @julianmarsh1378
    @julianmarsh1378 4 года назад +3

    When I was young and ignorant (as opposed to now being old and ignorant), I thought it pathetic when I saw older performers doing material they recorded years ago....when I see how well these songs are still done by someone like Rivers and how appreciative the audience is to hear them....it can only make one smile and be grateful to hear them live, one more time.

  • @santocataldi3355
    @santocataldi3355 Год назад +1

    Still sounds great after all these years !! He's Italian from Louisiana !!

  • @Macca50
    @Macca50 8 лет назад +14

    Watched this before reading any comments. While viewing I mentioned to another how great he sounds. Amazing! Pulled up the comments to find there was nothing unique in my opinion: we all concur this man can STILL sing so great.

  • @jamesnolan8140
    @jamesnolan8140 Год назад +1

    Dude should be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...Greatness!!

  • @donaldbeard6231
    @donaldbeard6231 3 года назад +1

    Summer Rain is my favorite song by Johnny Rivers

  • @NetCerpher
    @NetCerpher 7 лет назад +2

    This guy is one reason I still own my Gibson 335. Love it.

  • @waltertaylor5395
    @waltertaylor5395 Год назад +2

    Sounds better live than the top40 radio version I am used to hearing. This is what talent with soul sounds like.

  • @sparkymahoney4343
    @sparkymahoney4343 9 лет назад +7

    The man you're watching right there was 71 when this was recorded last year. 71!!! He looks and sounds amazing! Love this song - especially on those rainy day Sundays. All his stuff really. So many great memories growing up with this music. Thanks Johnny!

    • @kimberlyhardin8034
      @kimberlyhardin8034 5 лет назад

      Un freakin believable! 71 yrs old! Sounds like he's in his 20s i love johnny rivers.

    • @kimberlyhardin8034
      @kimberlyhardin8034 5 лет назад

      I love johnny rivers he looks fantastic has a body of a 50 year old he has taken great care of himself

  • @evelyncutler7164
    @evelyncutler7164 9 лет назад +5

    I'm not sure what's going on, but I can't get enough of him. He looks, sounds and is great!

  • @jeansmith3792
    @jeansmith3792 3 года назад +1

    As always the best.go on and do your thing

  • @stylico
    @stylico 9 лет назад +3

    true rocker behind Johnny :) cool performance!

  • @vandotavarestavares3013
    @vandotavarestavares3013 3 года назад +4

    Johnny Rivers simplesmente fantastico...uma voz única mesmo passando décadas seu tinble é o mesmo

  • @lukelavin3232
    @lukelavin3232 8 лет назад +5

    Amazing. Johnny still sounds great. Come to Milwaukee!

  • @randallkennedy2066
    @randallkennedy2066 2 года назад +2

    Voice still sounds good!

  • @jackievanderwerf892
    @jackievanderwerf892 5 лет назад +2

    I seen him in 2016 awesome show ! 🎸👏🏻❤️🌻

  • @Birdwatching754
    @Birdwatching754 4 месяца назад +1

    I never get tired of listening to Johnny Rivers. Never have and never will. Of course Taylor Swift is in the hall of fame and not Johnny. I am speechless on that. Oh yes and Dolly Parton is also there. What have we become…..

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 3 месяца назад

      Taylor Swift is not in the R&R Hall of Fame

  • @llproducciones1959
    @llproducciones1959 4 года назад +2

    la misma voz de hace 50 años, inconfundible, increible!

  • @schmoopyification
    @schmoopyification 10 лет назад +3

    Excellent!

  • @Jeac08
    @Jeac08 7 лет назад +2

    The Secret Agent Man still rocking after all these years ...

  • @hingfatkam7917
    @hingfatkam7917 Год назад

    very nice 355 ,and his voice and the summer rain, timeless

  • @cynthiamarshall13
    @cynthiamarshall13 7 лет назад +8

    all summer long we were dancing​' in the sand, everybody kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band....

    • @chatman2a
      @chatman2a 3 года назад +3

      Those lyrics will remain with me forevermore. Takes me back to the summer of 1967: When I fell in love for the very first time. Thanks for such a beautiful song, Johnny. Thanks for the memories.

  • @Iwasonceacarpenter
    @Iwasonceacarpenter 4 года назад +1

    Wow, still got it, love these old rockers/crooners.

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 3 года назад +1

    A great song !

  • @shilohdean-qi2oi
    @shilohdean-qi2oi 2 года назад +3

    Most people have no idea how prolific Johnny Rivers was in writing songs that he sold them to other people you can't tell it like that today

    • @duffgordon9005
      @duffgordon9005 9 месяцев назад

      Name ONE duo jr did. There is one guy who really really did it his way and that is JR

  • @MagicalBikeRide
    @MagicalBikeRide 9 лет назад +3

    It is so cool to see him with a smile and so into his music 40-50 years later :) just watched Memphis Tennessee and he has that smile smile and look about him

  • @gabrielleaujard8357
    @gabrielleaujard8357 8 лет назад +2

    Summer rain ! Love a summer rain music at its best

  • @7kidchaos
    @7kidchaos 2 месяца назад

    Total Class Act --since 1964.

  • @michaelcampion541
    @michaelcampion541 7 лет назад +1

    Excellent .. Always loved his songs !!!

  • @lucineiderosa9633
    @lucineiderosa9633 8 лет назад +5

    que delicia !♡...me recordo de ver meus pais dançando agarradinhos...minha mãe gostava muito dos hits dele , comprou um LP e como tocava na antiga vitrola do meu pai...q bacana!♡

  • @asr53
    @asr53 9 лет назад +1

    He needs to tour more often. These next 10 years may be the last chance to see the rockers from the 60's. Some have already lost their voice and many have gone on to R&R heaven. Johnny still sounds great.

    • @jtcarrillojr
      @jtcarrillojr 6 лет назад

      Allan Stuart when the great ones play their greatest, the crowd starts singing with him the way they remember.. But with him the song comes out of the rainbow and he's here with mee yea ,He's here with me. I'm just slow dancing swaying to the music... No one else in the whole wide world......

  • @michaelcampion541
    @michaelcampion541 6 лет назад +2

    I listened to him when in the service .. always loved his voice. Glad he is still singing!

  • @bishlap
    @bishlap 5 лет назад +1

    Johnny still owns the Best TV Theme song ever; Secret Agent Man !!

  • @truthpolicelibertarian9545
    @truthpolicelibertarian9545 10 лет назад +1

    Still looking good. One of my all time favorite songs. To be young and in love.

  • @chocloditelensman
    @chocloditelensman Месяц назад

    Wow. What a voice.

  • @adriankline1351
    @adriankline1351 8 лет назад +3

    He still has it so many years later!

  • @vernonpennington8896
    @vernonpennington8896 4 года назад +1

    Johnny Rivers has kept the same style music alive . Just like Elvis has kept that great voice as fresh and unique Sounding. Tenderness. That he started his career with. If it's not broken no need fixing it. That's the gospell truth .

  • @johnjaco5544
    @johnjaco5544 5 месяцев назад

    Love this guy.

  • @theresaluchsinger4488
    @theresaluchsinger4488 9 лет назад +1

    Love your music Johnny! Rock On!

  • @walterallasina4155
    @walterallasina4155 7 лет назад +1

    que tiempos con jhony rivers !!!!

  • @deboisblanc
    @deboisblanc 6 месяцев назад

    Unmistakable voice

  • @drbombay91765
    @drbombay91765 7 лет назад +1

    I saw Johnny last Friday at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. 74 and still rockin'. He played his Strat for a few songs but moved to that big red Gibson 335. Last encore he and his band plus the opening act did a medley of "One Love" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken".

  • @drbombay91765
    @drbombay91765 9 лет назад +2

    Mr. Rivers, please stay with us forever. Music needs you. Thanks for so many great songs and kick ass guitar!

  • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
    @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 9 лет назад +12

    THE DUDE PLAYING THE EGG WAS MOST EXCELLENT !

    • @tkarnold
      @tkarnold  8 лет назад +6

      +TRICK-OR TREAT Yes, he is a personal favorite - looking for any solo albums he might have out. "Stoic Man Plays Egg."

    • @cynthiamarshall13
      @cynthiamarshall13 7 лет назад +1

      I think he is undercover Security? lol

    • @bishlap
      @bishlap 5 лет назад +1

      everyone should recognize him - he's the guy that makes pizza in new york.

    • @nellgwenn
      @nellgwenn 5 лет назад

      I think that was Mork's Egg.

  • @edwarddraves7893
    @edwarddraves7893 3 года назад

    The Best of the Best!

  • @emeritusbenjamin6
    @emeritusbenjamin6 5 лет назад +1

    Bravo! Fantastic song Mr Johnny Rivers! I was your fan since 1960s when l played your song in 1966 when l was 18 years and now am71 years and your song brings back the wonderful memories of my late teen. Today is still one of my favourite! Fascinating awesome!

  • @ryansetzer694
    @ryansetzer694 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome!

  • @karinacasasola2426
    @karinacasasola2426 8 лет назад +2

    sólo quiero escucharlo en vivo en Argentina Buenos Aires amo esta música mi niñes mi vida es esto mi adolecencia y todo mi ser .

  • @elainemurley9509
    @elainemurley9509 Год назад

    You were my teen age years❤

  • @TheCoomason5
    @TheCoomason5 7 лет назад +4

    His best song. 😙

  • @cliffordparmeter6940
    @cliffordparmeter6940 8 лет назад +4

    Johnny rivers and John kay still singing great....

    • @cbryandad
      @cbryandad 7 лет назад

      YES INDEED!!!! VERY UNDER_RATED

    • @rossdemarco1206
      @rossdemarco1206 4 года назад

      Tim Womble love his records , and I’ve been a fan since the 60s , admired his ear for talent , started his own record label I don’t know anyone that did that before from the The Bronx, like me and a paisano . But he’s an ok singer I don’t think he has a “Great “ voice .

    • @brucewayne3602
      @brucewayne3602 3 года назад

      yehsss --- Johnny & John === timeless brilliance !!!

  • @elainemurley9509
    @elainemurley9509 Год назад

    What a talent❤

  • @duanefogle1666
    @duanefogle1666 7 дней назад

    GRAZIE🇮🇹👍♥️✝️🎵🎸Johnny

  • @petertrezise4545
    @petertrezise4545 3 года назад

    Johnny Rivers is the best. I’ve always loved this song.

  • @LannieLord
    @LannieLord 4 месяца назад

    People say that "music today sucks" and the REAL reason is ONBLY 2 things: "minor chords" and "cord changes". They do not exist today - as if there is ZERO comprehension because the people today grew up on crap from the last 20 years . By the way - this sounds FRESH as a daisy ! His voice has held up well !!

  • @cindyblankfield1961
    @cindyblankfield1961 9 месяцев назад

    We have great taste in music-- ❤ Johnny Rivers !!!

  • @sharonlynn4226
    @sharonlynn4226 8 лет назад

    Looks amazingly handsome! Listened to older brothers records of him in mid sixties when I was under ten years old and had wild crush on him and still do. His voice cannot be matched.

  • @nestoralvarez8035
    @nestoralvarez8035 5 лет назад +1

    Gracias Johnny Rivers!!!!

  • @danszymanskisr2204
    @danszymanskisr2204 Год назад

    sounds good always

  • @MyDitchdigger
    @MyDitchdigger 5 лет назад

    Loved his music back in the day and have never stopped, what a performer!!!

  • @carlosgaldeano5684
    @carlosgaldeano5684 4 месяца назад

    Very,very nice

  • @globalboy65
    @globalboy65 8 лет назад +2

    Wow!! Awesome

  • @john2759
    @john2759 5 лет назад +1

    One of the best 👍😎

  • @sartainja
    @sartainja 2 года назад

    Viva the memory and music of Johnny Rivers.

  • @johnthompson6550
    @johnthompson6550 3 года назад

    Excellent

  • @nicelady2064
    @nicelady2064 6 лет назад

    all those years ago. and still sounds wonderful. still so handsome. rock on Mr. Rivers. much love❤

  • @raulchavezromo315
    @raulchavezromo315 4 года назад

    he was inducted alredy in my r. and roll. hall of fame great artist

  • @KarlKrogmann
    @KarlKrogmann 3 года назад

    What a pro.

  • @georgecav
    @georgecav Год назад

    Great!

  • @samuelmoreira3323
    @samuelmoreira3323 2 года назад +1

    Isto contagia canta muito toca

  • @HellcatMad
    @HellcatMad Год назад

    TOTALLY AWESOME!! BAND IS GREAT SO IS HE.

  • @jeffdomingues6687
    @jeffdomingues6687 3 года назад

    Pure Formalin 🤙