Dick Rivers
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Dick Rivers is a French singer and actor who has been performing since the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll
music in France. He is known for being an admirer of Elvis Presley
, who highly influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character (Deke Rivers) that Presley played in his second film, Loving You
(1957).
Rivers started in 1961 as the lead singer of the band Les Chats Sauvages
, cutting his first record on his fifteenth birthday. In February 1961, the British music magazine, NME
, reported that Rivers concert at the Palais des Sports de Paris, whilst headlining with Vince Taylor
, had turned into a full-scale riot. Rivers left Les Chats Sauvages in 1962 to pursue a solo career.
His latest album, called Mister D, is scheduled for release in October 2011.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
music in France. He is known for being an admirer of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, who highly influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character (Deke Rivers) that Presley played in his second film, Loving You
Loving You
Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey...
(1957).
Rivers started in 1961 as the lead singer of the band Les Chats Sauvages
Les Chats sauvages
Les Chats Sauvages was a French rock and roll band, that was formed in 1961. Together with Les Chaussettes Noires, they were among the first outfits to perform rock and roll music in France.-Career:...
, cutting his first record on his fifteenth birthday. In February 1961, the British music magazine, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, reported that Rivers concert at the Palais des Sports de Paris, whilst headlining with Vince Taylor
Vince Taylor
Vince Taylor was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in France and the Continent during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse.-Early life:Born Brian Maurice Holden,...
, had turned into a full-scale riot. Rivers left Les Chats Sauvages in 1962 to pursue a solo career.
His latest album, called Mister D, is scheduled for release in October 2011.