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Bob Rivers

Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:31:35 PM Wikipedia source

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, 1956Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
March 11, 2025(2025-03-11) (aged 68)New Hampshire, U.S.
Spouse
Lisa Rivers
Website
www.bobrivers.com
Children
Keith Rivers, Andrew Rivers
Occupation
Radio Host/Musician
Years active
1970–2015

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
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
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
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
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
–
2002
2002
Year
2002
Album
White Trash Christmas Released: Label: Atlantic Format: CD
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
Chart positions
–
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

  1. "Staff: Bob"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i5
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  3. KING-TV
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140809211158/http://www.king5.com/news/Seattle-radio-host-Bob-Rivers-last-day-270490831.html
  4. Spike and the Impalers on Myspace
    https://www.myspace.com/spikeandtheimpalers
  5. www.facebook.com
    https://www.facebook.com/spikeandtheimpalers/
  6. The Seattle Times
    http://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2019204233_pacificpbobrivers30.html
  7. "The Bob Rivers Show, July 8th, 2013 - Part 1"
    http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-07-08_4462.mp3
  8. "The Bob Rivers Show, May 24, 2013 - Part 1"
    http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-05-24_4364.mp3
  9. "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/
  10. "The Bob Rivers Show, July 8th, 2013 - Part 2"
    http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-07-08_4463.mp3
  11. "The Bob Rivers Show, June 12, 2013"
    http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-06-12_4415.mp3
  12. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles
  13. People
    http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098950,00.html
  14. The Seattle Times
  15. "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
  16. TimesDaily
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UU4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2844,3915091&dq=santa-claus+bob-rivers&hl=en
  17. "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/
  18. "White Ford Bronco"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140703103618/http://www.957kjr.com/pages/twistedtunes.html
  19. "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/
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/world/video-of-djs-satirical-song-provokes-offense-in-kosovo.html
  21. Kosovo
    http://www.wartist.org/blog/?p=448&lang=en
  22. "Kosovo Parody Song"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smlrSYiYd_o
  23. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  24. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/article/Twisted-Radio-returns-Oct-1-1065092.php
  25. Rock Airplay Monitor
  26. "Arik Korman: Basic Info"
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arik-Korman/131423049364?id=131423049364&sk=info
  27. "The Bob Rivers Show, July 31st, 2013 - Part 2"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232636/http://www.bobrivers.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-07-31_4530.mp3
  28. "Bob Rivers Out At KZOK"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140212121741/http://www.king5.com/news/local/KZOKs-Bob-Rivers--104125294.html
  29. "Bob Rivers Spending Holidays Performing, Volunteering"
    http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/84825/bob-rivers-spending-holidays-performing-volunteeri
  30. "Staff: Spike"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i6
  31. "Staff: Joe"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i7
  32. "Staff: Jodi"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i10615
  33. "Staff: Arik"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i10
  34. "Staff: Luciana"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i11
  35. "Staff: Pedro"
    http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12539c2i12
  36. "Andrew J. Rivers, Comedian"
    http://andrewjrivers.com/
  37. Curry, Natasha
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89spfUNUJS8
  38. "Podcast, The Bob Rivers Show, May 8, 2013 - Part 4"
    http://www.twistedradio.com/podcasts/BRSPodcast_2013-05-08_4319.mp3
  39. "95.7 The Jet debuts in Seattle"
    http://rbr.com/95-7-the-jet-debuts-in-seattle/
  40. "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/
  41. Evening Magazine
    http://www.king5.com/story/entertainment/television/programs/evening/2015/11/30/radio-stars-storybook-home/76589746/
  42. The Seattle Times
    https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bob-rivers-longtime-seattle-radio-host-dies-at-68/
  43. "Keith Rivers"
    http://keithrivers.com/
  44. The Everett Herald
    http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091009/NEWS01/710099900
  45. The Seattle Times
    http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010025873_webbobrivers08m.html
  46. "former STARTREK.COM : Article"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20040430154258/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/5355.html
  47. Star Trek: Enterprise
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572260/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  48. "The Bob Rivers Show: Contact Us"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071022185851/http://bobrivers.com/photos/startrekphotos0505.asp
  49. Star Trek: Enterprise
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0572267/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast
  50. "The Bob Rivers Show and KZOK Set a Record In World Vision Radio-thon Fundraising History"
    https://archive.today/20130616053458/http://scottacoulter.com/2013/01/the-bob-rivers-show-and-kzok-set-a-record-in-world-vision-radio-thon-fundraising-history/
  51. "Bob Rivers"
    http://www.theaudiodb.com/artist/117100
  52. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  53. Kitsap Sun
    https://archive.today/20130616053449/http://web.kitsapsun.com/redesign/2004-09-17/features/a&e/20040917488866.shtml
  54. "Bob Rivers Show to return to Seattle radio"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110107052726/http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bob-Rivers-Show-to-return-to-Seattle-radio-112822539.html
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