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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Johnny Rivers collection
Creator:
Rivers, Johnny
Identifier/Call Number: 2495
Physical Description:
1.563 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1964-1968
Abstract: This collection consists of 15 arrangements and 3 vinyl LP records of American musician Johnny Rivers.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
This collection consists of 15 sheet music arrangements and 3 vinyl LP records of American musician Johnny Rivers. These include
the arrangements for the songs "Baby I Need Your Lovin'," "Positively 4th Street," "Better Life," "Brother Where Are You,"
"Right Relations," "Whiter Shade of Pale," "Mountain of Love," "Secret Agent," "Do What You Gotta Do," "Tune Smith," "Poor
Side of Town," "Summer Rain," "Look to Your Soul," "Tracks of My Tears," and "California Dreamin'."
Johnny Rivers (born 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His popular 1960s singles include
"Memphis" (a Chuck Berry cover), "Mountain of Love" (a Harold Dorman cover), "The Seventh Son" (a Willie Mabon cover), "Secret
Agent Man," "Poor Side of Town," "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (a 1967 cover of the Four Tops single from 1964), and "Summer Rain."
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Johnny Rivers, December 30, 1968.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Johnny Rivers collection, Collection no. 2495, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Musicians -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
long-playing records
Arrangement (Music)
scores (documents for music)
Rivers, Johnny -- Archives