SECRET AGENT MAN

Created on 09/01/2001
Latest update on 29/11/2022

Artist: Johnny Rivers
Author: P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri
Label: CBS
Year: 1965

In TV series Secret Agent, later Secret Agent Man, the American equivalent of British series Danger Man ('64). Just one chorus and refrain. Sloan & Barri's demo ('65) had Danger Man as working title.

Covers:

1966:

Ventures [instrumental hit version]

1966:

Johnny Rivers [vocal hit version on Imperial]

1966:

Edwin Astley [composer of the original Danger Man theme, now also as Secret Agent Man]

1966:

Hal Blaine

1966:

Sandy Nelson

1966:

Mel Tormé

1966:

Gilles Brown [as Agent secret]

1967:

Fugs [with CIA Man on the B-side]

1979:

Devo

1987:

Carmaig De Forest

1988:

Bruce Willis

1995:

Blues Traveler

1997:

Dickies

1998:

Deltones

2001:

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

2005:

Two Tons Of Steel

Contact


If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
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B-2840 Reet (Rumst)

info@originals.be

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