Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Johnny Rivers
1973
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1972
Release: 1972Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.7 reviewed original release year: Reviewed original album/single year. Later chart placement and reissues do not reset the first release; exact mix and worldwide day remain unspecified.
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Johnny Rivers - official recording history
Firsthand recording accounts for By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Poor Side of Town and the expanded Secret Agent Man single, plus the dated 1972 Rockin Pneumonia and 1977 Swayin to the Music releases. The short TV theme and expanded commercial recording are distinct.
About Johnny Rivers
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Johnny Rivers grew up in Baton Rouge, where rhythm and blues and rockabilly informed his early bands. After songwriting and recording work in New York and Nashville, he developed a Los Angeles club act with drummer Eddie Rubin. Performances at the Whisky a Go Go, recorded with producer Lou Adler, brought that live sound to records in 1964, preceding a broader repertoire that included ballads.
Artist background sources
Johnny Rivers - official biography
Baton Rouge upbringing, early R&B/rockabilly work, songwriting travels, Eddie Rubin partnership, Whisky a Go Go recordings with Lou Adler and later ballads. No disputed birth-date material from other pages is used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu by Johnny Rivers appears at number 78 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1973. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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