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Title: Johnny Rivers - The Sensational Johnny Rivers
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1964, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock/Swamp Pop, New York City / Baton Rouge / Los Angeles 6/26
Matrix #: ST 2161
Condition: VG+ LM | Members: Johnny R (42' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology Rivers was born in New York but raised in Baton Rouge, giving his early rock & roll a Southern R&B feel before he became closely tied to the Los Angeles club scene.
2. Personal Struggle Before his big 60s run, Rivers spent years chasing a break through small singles, session work, and label changes, nearly becoming another talented pre-Beatles rock singer lost in the shuffle.
3. Studio Lore His later Whisky a Go Go success helped make live club albums commercially powerful, turning a Sunset Strip residency into a national pop-rock identity.

6/4/26 LM