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Article: Johnny Rivers to Appear at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City, July 13.

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June 28, 2002
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City presents "Secret Agent Man" Johnny Rivers in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, in the Grand Pavilion.

Tickets are $21, $18 and $15 with a Players Club card at the Ameristar hotel. Tickets may also be purchased online at http://www.tickets.com/ or toll-free at 877-444-2637.

Born John Ramistella, he sang as Johnny Rivers, and racked up no less than 17 songs in the Top 40 between 1964 and 1977. Fans of the hit television series, "Secret Agent," will be the first to tell you it was Rivers' voice and guitar that made the show's theme song so appealing. While veteran actor Patrick McGoohan played the ...

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