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Guys like Otis Blackwell and Bobby Darin, and all the guys who were writing songs for Elvis at the time, just hanging around, writing songs, talking about music.
Johnny Rivers

Biography

Author Profession: Musician
Nationality: American
Born: November 7, 1942

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I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs.
Johnny Rivers

But I always loved songs with great lyrics.
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I think my favorite album was probably Realization.
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What I really remember is that people camped out everywhere, and the fact everybody expected it might turn into a big nightmare with all sorts of hassles because back in those days everybody was smoking pot and taking acid.
Johnny Rivers

Alan's publishing company was in the Brill Building, and of course, the Brill Building was where all the songwriters hung out because that's where all the publishers were.
Johnny Rivers

When I came back to California in the early '60s I was hanging out with Jimmy Bowen, Phil Spector, and I wanted to be a record producer and work with other artists.
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Around, Bobby, Hanging, Just, Music, Otis, Talking, Time, Were, Writing