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Tony Rivers

Douglas Anthony Thompson, professionally known as Tony Rivers, was an English singer-songwriter active from the 1960s. Tony Rivers's nationality is British. Tony Rivers was born on 21 December 1940.

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Who is Tony Rivers?

Tony Rivers is best known for English singer-songwriter known for his work with Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Harmony Grass, and collaborations with notable artists like Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Roger Daltrey. Tony Rivers is a British public figure. Tony Rivers was born on 21 December 1940, which places Tony Rivers among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Tony Rivers is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: English singer-songwriter known for his work with Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Harmony Grass, and collaborations with notable artists like Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Roger Daltrey.
Nationality: British
Born: 21 December 1940

About Tony Rivers

Rivers sang on albums by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Roger Daltrey, Shakin' Stevens and Cliff Richard, and on the theme song for the BBC TV series Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?. As a child, his family moved to East Ham. Rivers went to Raine's Foundation Grammar School for Boys in Arbour Square, Stepney. He took guitar lessons as a teenager, after hearing "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly. After working at Butlins' Holiday Camp in Clacton, he joined a group called 'The Cutaways' and they became 'Tony Rivers and the Castaways'. The band were supporting acts for the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. They recorded six singles for EMI and Columbia Records between 1963 and 1966, but the only hit the band had was with their cover of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows", which made number 46 in the Melody Maker...

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What is Tony Rivers known for?

Tony Rivers is known for English singer-songwriter known for his work with Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Harmony Grass, and collaborations with notable artists like Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Roger Daltrey.

When was Tony Rivers born?

Tony Rivers was born on 21 December 1940.

What nationality is Tony Rivers?

Tony Rivers's nationality is British.

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