Secret Agent Man

Secret Agent Man--Johnny Rivers aka John Henry Ramistella

Rivers is a unique artist that at age 13 was a guitar player with a distinct sound.  He was taken with the performances of Fats Domino and Buddy Holly, but was not old enough to have fallen into that particular era of the music spin.  That, however, did not stop his R&B movement, he had his first recording debut with a band he created called the SPADES  in 1956, with "Hey Little Girl", a record on the Suede Label.  His music also seemed to share alot of Elvis Presley style as did his voice early on.  His first successes were actually not as a recording artist, but as a composer when James Burton (guitarist and hugely successful performer), passed to Ricky Nelson "I'll Make Believe" which he recorded.  This was the beginning of the magic, but hard times lay ahead for Jimmy Rivers.  His career has spanned the globe and reached out and touched many people along the way.  Jimmy Rivers is one of the names that you think of as eternal, and his performances are fun yet exhilarating.