Signed by Johnny Rivers (1 results)

Rivers, Johnny. Signed mutual release dated 1970 documenting the contractual relationships underlying the career of a singer, songwriter, producer, and record-label founder whose recordings helped define Los Angeles popular music during the 1960s. Rivers had established himself through live performances at the Whisky a Go Go, charting recordings including "Secret Agent Man" and "Poor Side of Town," and the founding of Soul City Records, the label associated with the 5th Dimension. The document records the termination of an earlier agreement with Robert Henson, revealing how professional obligations in the music industry were formally dissolved and providing primary-source evidence for the study of artist management, contractual autonomy, and record-business administration. Rivers, Johnny. Document signed. March 24, 1970. 1 page, quarto. The agreement cancels a previous arrangement between Rivers and Robert Henson through reciprocal language stating, in part, "you hereby release and discharge me, and I hereby release and discharge you." Signed "Johnny Rivers." The document demonstrates the legal mechanism by which both parties relinquished claims arising from their former agreement, preserving a concise record of Rivers's business affairs during a period when he was active not only as a recording artist but also within the production and label operations of Soul City Records. Very small staple holes, with no stated effect on the text or signature; otherwise clean and well preserved, in excellent condition. A signed music-industry agreement documenting the formal conclusion of a professional relationship during an important phase of Rivers's recording and entrepreneurial career. Signed.…