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Poor Side Of Town (ver. 1) by Johnny Rivers - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12, 1966. It was a very important record for Johnny Rivers and represented a change of his initial music (characterized by a Go Go sound), that provided him with his early hits and acclaim. With "Poor Side of Town", Rivers moved into the pop-soul style. The melody is a soulful version of California-based pop, with some strong folk elements as well. Marty Paich provided the song's string arrangement. Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella, 7 November 1942, in New York) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material. Rivers's greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including "Seventh Son", "Poor Side of.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella, 7 November 1942, in New York) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material. Rivers's greatest success came in the mid and late 1960s with a string of hit songs (including "Seventh Son", "Poor Side of Town", "Summer Rain", and "Secret Agent Man"), but he has continued to record and perform to the present. The Ramistella family moved from New York to Baton Rouge, Louisiana when John was five years old. Without any formal music lessons, he began playing guitar—learned from his father—at the age of eight, and was influenced by the distinctive music of Louisiana. Ramistella formed his own band, The Spades, in junior high school and made his first record at age 14, while still a student at Baton Rouge High School.[citation needed] Some of their material was recorded on the Suede label as early as 1956.[1] "Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12, 1966. It was a very important.
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