STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOHNNY RIVERS - AT THE WHISKEY A GO - GO

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 89th Birthday of New York native, musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Johnny Rivers. Happy Birthday Johnny ! To get his party started, we shine a light on his first live album. Johnny Rivers At The Whisky à Go Go was recorded January 1964 at the  Whisky a Go Go, in Los Angeles, California and then released a month later in February on the Imperial label. The  Lou Adler produced disc reached #12 on the Billboard 200, becoming his first Gold album, and gave his first Gold single with a cover Chuck Berry's 1959 hit "Memphis" (#2 Hot 100). In addition to Berry, Johnny also covers Don Gibson, Lloyd Price, Rufus Thomas, and more. Perhaps the finest moment in the show is the closer, a seamless melody of "La Bamba" and "Twist and Shout". We recently got this album and it's follow-up, Here We à Go Go Again!, from our good friend and neighbor, Laura. Thanks Laura ! 

"Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:44

"It Wouldn't Happen with Me" (Raymond Evans) – 3:30

"Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) – 2:37

"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 3:00

"Whiskey a Go Go" (Johnny Rivers) – 3:57

"Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:51

"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Berry) – 2:36

"You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)" (Bill Cook) – 3:20

"Multiplication" (Bobby Darin) – 2:51

"Medley: La Bamba" (Traditional; arranged by Johnny Rivers) / "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 6:22

Johnny Rivers – vocals, guitar

Joe Osborn – bass

Eddie Rubin – drums

Technical

Lou Adler – producer
Bones Howe, Harold "Lanky" Linstrot – studio engineers
Wally Heider – remote engineer
Studio Five – cover design, photography