Bob Rivers
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Robert Rivers (July 7, 1956 – March 11, 2025) was an American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies. His album Twisted Christmas was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Rivers' last regular radio program, The Bob Rivers Show with Bob, Spike and Joe, was broadcast on Seattle oldies station KJR-FM until August 8, 2014, ending a 25-year run in the Seattle market. Rivers played keyboards for a cover band affiliated with the show, Spike and the Impalers, until 2015.
Infobox
Born
Robert Rivers (1956-07-07)July 7, 1956 Branford, Connecticut, U .
Died
March 11, 2025(2025-03-11) (aged 68) New Hampshire, U .
Occupations
Radio host musician
Years active
1970–2015
Spouse
Lisa Rivers
Children
Keith Rivers, Andrew Rivers
Website
bobrivers
Tables
· Discography › Studio albums
US Holiday
US Holiday
Year
US Holiday
Album
US
Chart positions
US Heat
Chart positions
US Country
1988
1988
Year
1988
Album
Twisted Christmas
Released:
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
Chart positions
19
Chart positions
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–
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1993
1993
Year
1993
Album
I Am Santa Claus
Released:
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
Chart positions
23
Chart positions
106
Chart positions
1
Chart positions
–
1994
1994
Year
1994
Album
Twisted Tunes 1994 - The Year in Review
Label: Atlantic
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
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–
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1997
1997
Year
1997
Album
More Twisted Christmas
Released:
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
13
Chart positions
–
2000
2000
Year
2000
Album
Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire
Released:
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
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2002
2002
Year
2002
Album
White Trash Christmas
Released:
Label: Atlantic
Format: CD
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
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Chart positions
42
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||
| US Holiday | US | US Heat | US Country | ||
| 1988 | Twisted Christmas Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD | 19 | – | – | – |
| 1993 | I Am Santa Claus Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD | 23 | 106 | 1 | – |
| 1994 | Twisted Tunes 1994 - The Year in Review Label: Atlantic | – | – | – | – |
| 1997 | More Twisted Christmas Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD | – | – | 13 | – |
| 2000 | Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | White Trash Christmas Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD | – | – | – | 42 |
· Discography › Compilations
1994
1994
Year
1994
Album
Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set [39 songs, some previously recorded]
Includes: Twisted Christmas, I Am Santa Claus, Twisted Tunes 1994 - The Year In Review
Label
Atlantic
1997
1997
Year
1997
Album
The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 1
The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 2
The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 2
Year
The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 2
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 1
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 1
Year
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 1
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 2
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 2
Year
The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 2
| Year | Album | Label |
| 1994 | Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set [39 songs, some previously recorded] Includes: Twisted Christmas, I Am Santa Claus, Twisted Tunes 1994 - The Year In Review | Atlantic |
| 1997 | The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 1 | |
| The Best of Christmas Tunes, Vol. 2 | ||
| The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 1 | ||
| The Best of Twisted Tunes, Vol. 2 |
References
- "Staff: Bob"http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i5
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- KING-TVhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140809211158/http://www.king5.com/news/Seattle-radio-host-Bob-Rivers-last-day-270490831.html
- Spike and the Impalers on Myspacehttps://www.myspace.com/spikeandtheimpalers
- wwwhttps://www.facebook.com/spikeandtheimpalers/
- The Seattle Timeshttp://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2019204233_pacificpbobrivers30.html
- "The Bob Rivers Show, July 8th, 2013 - Part 1"http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-07-08_4462.mp3
- "The Bob Rivers Show, May 24, 2013 - Part 1"http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-05-24_4364.mp3
- "Part 1 July 9th, 2014 - The Bob Rivers Show"http://www.957kjr.com/media/podcast-the-bob-rivers-show-podcast-bobriverspodcast/part-1-july-9th-2014-the-25005113/
- "The Bob Rivers Show, July 8th, 2013 - Part 2"http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-07-08_4463.mp3
- "The Bob Rivers Show, June 12, 2013"http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-06-12_4415.mp3
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles
- Peoplehttp://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098950,00.html
- The Seattle Times
- "Straight From The Mouth: The Morning Mouth's September Interview with Spike O'Neill"https://prepnet.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/mouth_0903
- TimesDailyhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UU4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2844,3915091&dq=santa-claus+bob-rivers&hl=en
- "Part 1 June 17th, 2014 - The Bob Rivers Show"http://www.957kjr.com/media/podcast-the-bob-rivers-show-podcast-bobriverspodcast/part-1-june-17th-2014-the-24914819/
- "White Ford Bronco"https://web.archive.org/web/20140703103618/http://www.957kjr.com/pages/twistedtunes.html
- "May 30th, 2014 - The Warm Up Show"http://www.957kjr.com/media/podcast-the-bob-rivers-show-podcast-bobriverspodcast/may-30th-2014-the-warm-up-24837171/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/world/video-of-djs-satirical-song-provokes-offense-in-kosovo.html