Yes. So glad you got to this one. We all knew you would love it when we requested it. You are so right. It moves and gets you moving from start to finish. I caught it over 50 years ago and hope they never find a cure. Great lyrics and singing, but the piano makes the song of course. Give Secret Agent Man a listen when you get back around to Johnny.
FYI: piano on this track was played by the late, great Larry Knechtel, who played with the famous Wrecking Crew musicians, played piano on Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, and was a member of the group Bread.
In 1970, Larry Knecht won a Grammy Award for his piano work on "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. He also played the piano on Johnny Rivers' 1972 hit "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu".
Cool; hadn’t heard this one in years!👍👍. He was big in the 60s and continued thru the 70s; he did a lot of covers later on. Agree with other’s suggesting “Secret Agent Man”; from 1964, the first song I remember by Johnny Rivers!❤❤❤❤
Jay & Amber, thanks for reacting to this song!!!! This is a go-to 'feel good' song for me!!! Originally recorded by the songwriter Huey "Piano" Smith !! Backing Johnny on this song was the legendary Wrecking Crew, with Larry Knechtel on piano,
You should react to "Summer Rain". About 20 years ago, I saw Johnny Rivers at an outdoor show in Boston. It rained during the show driving many people away. I stayed and met Rivers after the show and told him that was quite a summer rain. He said, "Ha Ha!!!"
If you haven’t been on a steaming dance floor with a bunch of well dressed dancers all jiving and singing along to this, well you just haven’t lived ✌️
LOL. I remember "shaking my tail feathers" to this one. I was 9 years old when this came out. And along these same lines you should check out Johnny Rivers - Sea Cruise (1973) - great piano and horns. There were many covers of this song but this is the one I remember most from around the same time as Rockin Pnuemonia & Boogie Woogie Flu.
That was Larry Knechtelon playing the piano. He was a member of the famous session musician group, The Wrecking Crew. I knew Jay would love the piano on this one. It's one of the best rocking boogie piano parts ever put to tape!
This is a very fun piano bluesy song! On the flip side of the coin, you should check out his late 70's romantic ballad, "Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin')."
Johnny was born in NY. His parents moved to Baton Rouge when he was a teenager where he picked up that Louisiana musical style that's so prevalent in this song.
Hey Y'all, I was just starting my teen yrs and loved busting a rug to this one on my box 45 record player. Great memories, Thanx so much, stay groovy, Peace
If there's award for best arrangement in a song, this one deserves it most. I learned to play the piano as a child thanks to hearing this song and getting the ambition.
The man made the transition from 60's soulful rocker to 70's hitmaker, while keeping true to his roots. For the last of his big hits, "Slow Dancin" is next.
🇬🇧 The fella on piano, Mr Larry Knetchel was a member of the famous Wrecking Crew, & in 1970 won a Grammy for his piano work on the recording of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. He was also a member of "Bread" 1971 - 1973. ❤ 🎹
I was looking for this comment - Johnny Rivers was ok but frankly mostly did covers and of lots of less well-known black artists. In any case, that's where the bluesy influence is coming from - it was there in the original!
I just what you all to know that I appreciate what you do. You don't cater to any one type of music. You are open to the music, the sound, the passion of music. New or old fast or slow, country rock, pop, hip hop, soul, blues, jazz. You appreciate it all and I thank you for that.
Johnny Rivers has so many great songs it’s impossible to choose what to listen to. His Last Train to Memphis CD from 1998 was amazing. I saw him about 7 years ago and he still sounded great.
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Slow Dancin, Swayin to the music
Love that one!
Yes!
You need to hear him sing "Summer Rain."
A perfect song that exemplifies the decade of the 60s.
My favorite!
@@wendydouglas425 Yes! A beautiful song that we wore out the .45 playing!
My favorite also is a beautiful beautiful song. You have to do some rain
@@donalddixon6541 I still have it on my Spotify playlist.
Yes I love that song
You should check out Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers, next!
For the longest, I thought it was "secret ASIAN man!"
@@sallyphillips9175 😂
@@sallyphillips9175 you're not the only one, I've heard people say that before. That would be an interesting concept.
Devo does a great version of Secret Agent Man. Hombre Secreto by the Plugz too
Yes! I'm Filipino, so that is my theme song😂
You really must listen to "Secret Agent Man" and "High On a Mountain of Love" by him.
Amber would melt over his song "Slow Dancin"
Amber, you'll be happy to know that the piano player in this, Larry Knechtel, was also one of the members of Bread.
Also more famously came up with the piano part for Bridge Over Troubled Water. Extremely talented musician.
Yes. So glad you got to this one. We all knew you would love it when we requested it. You are so right. It moves and gets you moving from start to finish. I caught it over 50 years ago and hope they never find a cure. Great lyrics and singing, but the piano makes the song of course. Give Secret Agent Man a listen when you get back around to Johnny.
It's a crime that Johnny Rivers isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Summer Rain is my favorite.
" Secret Agent Man " is another good one by Johnny.
They played it on the radio in the 70s all the time😮. Man music kicked some butt back then.😎
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOME LOL ALOT Best 10 years EVER
FYI: piano on this track was played by the late, great Larry Knechtel, who played with the famous Wrecking Crew musicians, played piano on Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, and was a member of the group Bread.
7th Son is another great " feel good" song by Johnny, big top 10 hit!
In 1970, Larry Knecht won a Grammy Award for his piano work on "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. He also played the piano on Johnny Rivers' 1972 hit "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu".
"Mountain of Love" and "Secret Agent Man" "Summer Rain" are a couple of the many great ones by Johnny.
Cool; hadn’t heard this one in years!👍👍. He was big in the 60s and continued thru the 70s; he did a lot of covers later on. Agree with other’s suggesting “Secret Agent Man”; from 1964, the first song I remember by Johnny Rivers!❤❤❤❤
Jay & Amber, thanks for reacting to this song!!!! This is a go-to 'feel good' song for me!!!
Originally recorded by the songwriter Huey "Piano" Smith !!
Backing Johnny on this song was the legendary Wrecking Crew, with Larry Knechtel on piano,
You should react to "Summer Rain".
About 20 years ago, I saw Johnny Rivers at an outdoor show in Boston. It rained during the show driving many people away.
I stayed and met Rivers after the show and told him that was quite a summer rain. He said, "Ha Ha!!!"
If you haven’t been on a steaming dance floor with a bunch of well dressed dancers all jiving and singing along to this, well you just haven’t lived ✌️
Johnny Rivers is probably the single most underrated talent of the entire Rock era.
100% agree!!
Agreed 💯! Johnny is THE MAN!
One of my all time faves!!! This is one bug I don't want a cure for...😂😘😘❤️
That just reminded me of Robert Palmer’s “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”. It doesn’t look like they’ve reacted to that one.
Nope, NEVER want the cure for
Johnny Rivers was fantastic! I'd also recommend, 'Secret Agent Man's, 'Seventh Son ', and 'Mountain of Love's... For the next reaction! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Second that request
excellent recommendations!!
For Secret Agent Man I'd suggest the live version!
Summer Rain is great too.
I love ‘Seventh Son”! Thanks for reminding me!
Believe it ir not, in the early 80's when I was in HS, we STILL jammed to this song!
Good 70s music WHY NOT LOL
A classic.Thanks so much. "Secret Agent Man" is another good one. Great reaction.
Summer Rain is a must listen of his
yes
The New Orleans style radiatin' of those 88s by Huey 'Piano' Smith is the star of this record for sure! Great Track, so much fun!!
LOL. I remember "shaking my tail feathers" to this one. I was 9 years old when this came out. And along these same lines you should check out Johnny Rivers - Sea Cruise (1973) - great piano and horns. There were many covers of this song but this is the one I remember most from around the same time as Rockin Pnuemonia & Boogie Woogie Flu.
Secret agent man is my favorite
That was Larry Knechtelon playing the piano. He was a member of the famous session musician group, The Wrecking Crew. I knew Jay would love the piano on this one. It's one of the best rocking boogie piano parts ever put to tape!
He was also the piano player on Bridge Over Troubled Water as well as a member of Bread.
@ YES!!!!!!! (Larry Knechtel)
Haven't heard this tune in SO long I'd almost forgotten it! Thank you!!
Love Love love this song. So much jazz so much soul so much boogie so much funk so much rock so much bass so much of EVERYTHING!!!
Well put Donna
Huey "Piano" Smith wrote and performed the original. Also wrote and first performed "Don't Ya Just Know It" and "Sea Cruise".
Johnny should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!!
They don’t deserve him
You guys have young hearts but old souls. Love your reactions
Well alrighty then!!! This is a great one!!! It is a fun song!! Couldn’t hear it enough when this hit the airways!! 😊😊❤❤
This is a very fun piano bluesy song! On the flip side of the coin, you should check out his late 70's romantic ballad, "Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin')."
try : "Slow Dancin' (Swayin to the Music)
"Secret Agent Man" was a play on all the spy movies of the time. That's when 007, Matt Helm, Man From U.N.C.L.E. to name a few were out
"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" is a song written and originally recorded by Huey 'Piano' Smith in 1957.
Love Johnny Rivers. Secret Agent man is my fav..
Guys!!!!! I’ve been requesting this for your love of piano since like a year ago! I’m here for it!😂❤ You definitely made me smile today 😊
This is one of my favorite songs specifically because of the piano. It just makes me so happy.
He was great but never got the acclaim he deserved. Try "Summer Rain", "Memphis", "Seventh Son"
excellent! back to my teens....just going into my senior year!
An absolute bangin' boogie woogie jam. Cheers....
Johnny was born in NY. His parents moved to Baton Rouge when he was a teenager where he picked up that Louisiana musical style that's so prevalent in this song.
Love me some Johnny Rivers ❤
SUMMER RAIN is a song that I think you'll like. It's a slower paced love song.
Holy Shit
I bought this 45 when I was a kid
1 still have this 45 and I turned 61 yesterday! Haven't heard this in a while. Great tune!🎉
"Secret Agent Man. Theme song for the TV show.
❤ Class of 71❤' May,I have this Dance
Johnny Rivers is a true shapeshifter; his music is as diverse as fotos of him. He looks like a different person in nearly every foto I see of him.
OMG!
My favorite song to skate to at Starr’s Skating Rink many, many years ago. Such fun!!
Playlist material, folks!!❤❤
The piano does make your heart happy!!!!
Hey Y'all, I was just starting my teen yrs and loved busting a rug to this one on my box 45 record player. Great memories, Thanx so much, stay groovy, Peace
IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE WATCHING "AMBER" ROCKIN TO THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!
😂❤😅
Johnny Rivers was always a favourite of mine.
Good reaction! Love Johnny Rivers! Everybody got happy feet! 😂React to "Secret Agent Man" or "Summer Rain" next. Thanks. 😎
johnny cash ring of fire😊
If there's award for best arrangement in a song, this one deserves it most. I learned to play the piano as a child thanks to hearing this song and getting the ambition.
Originally recorded in 1957 by Huey Piano Smith, The piano on this is by Larry Knectel of the Wrecking Crew studio musicians.
Great song love the rhythm of the song
Love this song!! ☮️🤍🤎
Does my heart good to see you rocking to this one. I absolutely love Johnny Rivers songs.
My dad loved this song!!! Thanks for reminding me of him! I know he is rockin up a storm in Heaven!
@normjones4204 I have to say, if they gave awards for asshole of the day, you would have won with that comment. Congratulations 🎉
@@kimberlydavis7514I thought you were talking about Johnny Rivers. My apologies.
Johnny is a great one!
Love when you two hit the 60s and 70s. Some of the best music ever produced.
When i was in Memphis i couldn't stop thinking about Johnny and Elvis.
The man made the transition from 60's soulful rocker to 70's hitmaker, while keeping true to his roots. For the last of his big hits, "Slow Dancin" is next.
I love this song so much! I challenge anyone to sit still and not smile while listening to this song. It can't be done.
Now this is what's called "Rock & Roll" take a lesson children !!!!..Johnny was a real treat to listen to even to this day !!!
That brings me back! So right, that piano will make any rock n roller smile, even at a funeral. :)
Huey Piano Smith - is the one who wrote and first recorded his own song back in 1957..Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Secret Agent Man! Mountain of Love!
This is a life-changing song for sure!
Yes! Try Rocking Robin by Bobby Day
I'd like to hear the Jackson 5's version of that song!
Now you're playing my song. 😊
@@georgewallerlll496 lol that too
Banger
Rockin' 🎹🎵🎶👏👏
Johnny Rivers is an amazing talent with a bunch of songs under his belt. This song was played by the band at my wedding and it never gets old.
Such an awesome song, Always loved this one.
Big fan of Johnny Rivers.😃😃
70's music is the ABSOLUTE BEST!!! I feel privileged to have grown up in that time period because of the music!! Great reactions!
🇬🇧 The fella on piano, Mr Larry Knetchel was a member of the famous Wrecking Crew, & in 1970 won a Grammy for his piano work on the recording of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. He was also a member of "Bread" 1971 - 1973. ❤ 🎹
Slow Dancin' (swaying to the music) and Mountain of Love next please. It's a crime Johnny isn't in the HOF.
I didn’t know this was Johnny Rivers! Awesome!
Really enjoy seeing you two react and experience "new" music together! Makes me wonder if this is how I reacted the first time I heard this.
Awesome. This used to play allot on the radio.
I drove my parents crazy wearing this 45 out! Peace, Love!!
Thanks for playing this! My dad’s favorite artist. I hadn’t heard Johnny Rivers in 30+ years. I’m going to play it for my 7 year old son.
Seventh Son
Is my personal favorite among a dozen favorites of his.
Written and originally recorded by Huey 'Piano' Smith.
I was looking for this comment - Johnny Rivers was ok but frankly mostly did covers and of lots of less well-known black artists. In any case, that's where the bluesy influence is coming from - it was there in the original!
Boogie woogie piano!❤❤
I just what you all to know that I appreciate what you do. You don't cater to any one type of music. You are open to the music, the sound, the passion of music. New or old fast or slow, country rock, pop, hip hop, soul, blues, jazz. You appreciate it all and I thank you for that.
A timeless rock classic. Back in the 70s when this song came on the radio, my mom would start dancing around the kitchen.
Johnny's rendition of "Mountain of Love" is worth a listen and reaction!
Johnny Rivers has so many great songs it’s impossible to choose what to listen to. His Last Train to Memphis CD from 1998 was amazing. I saw him about 7 years ago and he still sounded great.
OH, GOSH!!! I LOVED this song when it came out!! LOVED the LYRICS!! HUGS, YA'LL - and, ENJOY!!! :)
I LOVED this song as a kid! You can’t listen to it without boogieing!
Yes! I've got the fever!
Man, great song!
How you stayed seated is beyond me !