Dick Rivers

Real Name:
Hervé Fornieri
Profile:
French Rock Singer

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Dick Rivers recorded his first record as singer of the French rock n' roll band "Les Chats Sauvages" in 1961 on his 15th birthday. He quit the band one year later but since has continued his career as a solo performer. Unlike other French rock n' roll singers of the sixties like Johnny Hallyday and Eddy Mitchell he only began his acting career in 1999 with director Jean-Pierre Mocky. Mocky also directed one video clip for him. Dick Rivers did a long stint on Monte Carlo radio in a show where he narrated the story of rock n' roll. Dick Rivers real name is Hervé Fornieri, his stage name was inspired by the name of the character played by Elvis Presley in the movie "Loving You".

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M.G. Louvel 17 rue de l'Hospice
80270 Airaines
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Discography

Releases:
In Your Shoes / Forty Winks Away (7", Single)   Bell Records 1966
100% Rock (LP, Comp)   Music For Pleasure 1972
Hey Mamy / Et Si Tu M'Embrassais (7")   Mouche Records 1974
Maman N'Aime Pas Ma Musique / Rock Dans Mon Lit (7", Single)   Mouche Records 1974
Mississippi River's (LP, Album, Gat)   Mouche Records 1975
Untitled (LP, Album, RE)   Music For Pleasure 1977
Je T'Ai Reconnue (7", Single)   Sonopresse 1979
Pluie Et Brouillard (7")   Carrere 1980
Untitled (LP, Album)   Carrere 1980
Cinderella (7")   RCA Victor 1982
Sale Mambo (7")   CBS 1982
Les Yeux D'Une Femme (7")   RCA Victor 1983
Rock 'N' Roll Poète (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1983
Nice Baie Des Anges (7")   RCA Victor 1984
Où Sont Les Hommes? (7")   Polydor 1987
Linda Lu Baker (LP, Album)   CBS 1989
Plein Soleil (CD, Album)   WEA Music 1995
Vivre Comme Ca (CD, Album)   BMG 1998
Dick Rivers (CD, Album)   EMI 2006
Ainsi Soit-Elle (7")   CBS  
Dick (LP)   Pathé  
More 100 % Rock (LP)   Music For Pleasure  
Appears On:
Pour Toi Arménie (7")   Trema 1989
Le Porc Vous Salue ! (CD, Album) La Compil' De Dick Aut... Sony Music Entertainment (France), Versailles 1997
Pop Culture: Interviews & Reportages De François Jouffa 1964-1970 (CD, Comp) Dick Rivers - 24/04/65 Frémeaux & Associés 2003
Travelling The Face Of The Globe (Album) (2 versions) Photograph Oi Va Voi Recordings 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Vous Dansez? Le Jerk (LP) Un Homme Plein D'Argent Music For Pleasure 1972
32 Hits Uit Eddy Ready Go (2xLP, Comp) Bye Bye Lily Omega International 1973
Le Bon Vieux Temps Du Twist (LP, Comp) Twist A Saint-Tropez, ... Music For Pleasure 1980
Sixties Collection 1965 (LP, Comp) Va T'En RTBF 1989
New Rose Stories 1980 - 2000 (CD, Comp) Wishing Last Call Records 2000
Autour Du Blues Vol.2 (2xCD) My Baby Left Me, Myste... Créon Music 2003
French Cuts 3 (2xLP) Via Lucifer Panatomic 2005
The Atomic Café - French Cuts 3 (CD, Comp) Via Lucifer Panatomic 2005
Disc. Jockeys (LP, Promo) Et Toi Tu T'endors Gérard Tournier, United Artists Records  
Noël - Disque Du Comité Français Pour La Campagne Mondiale Contre La Faim (7", EP) Noël Des Enfants Oubl... Barclay, Philips, CBS Disques, Pathé Marconi EMI  
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Dick Rivers Cinderella