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The Rivieras was a rock group, formed in South Bend, Indiana, USA in the early 1960s. The Rivieras featured Marty Fortson on vocals and guitar, Doug Gean playing the organ, second guitarist Joe Pennell and drummer Paul Dennert. The Rivieras was one of the later groups in the USA playing classical rock n' roll. The group had their greatest hit in 1964 with "California Sun." "California Sun" was one of the last songs on the U.S. charts before the "British Invasion". Both personal reasons and drastic changes in music led to a split-up of the group in 1966. .

There are at least four different bands with the name Riviera. One from Germany, one from the United States, one from Australia and one from Italy. 1) Riviera (USA) was founded in the thriving Chicago music scene in 2000. Through personnel changes and musical shifts, the band has created a sound that is grounded in American folk and rock with electronic overtones and feedback. Riviera’s musical palette contains shades of artists you already love (Neil Young, Rolling Stones, George Harrison) blended together with colors unique to each of the band’s three singer-songwriters. Singer-songwriter Derek Phillips formed the band in an...