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Johnny Rivers

"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

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"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

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"I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs."
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"The first time I went to New York, I met Alan Freed."
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"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."
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"I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time."
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"I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs."
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