John Trivers (born 1946) is an American songwriter and musician, the recipient of gold and platinum records for his involvement with Blue Öyster Cult and Tina Turner, and the co-writer with his wife and partner Elizabeth Myers of several popular themes for commercials, television programs, and film scores.

[2][3] From 1972 to 1979, he played for Broadway shows such as Grease which is where in 1976 he met his future wife, fellow musician Elizabeth (Liz) Myers.

In 1980, he went on to study Film and Television Post-Production at UCLA, In the early 1980s, he was also a member of the Vancouver-based band Prism, signed with Capitol Records.

He has played with four Grammy award winners, Janis Ian, Mary Travers, Peter Allen and Tina Turner with whom he recorded on "Private Dancer".

In 2015, author J.K. Rowling, in her crime novel Career of Evil, quoted lyrics from songs co-written by Trivers that appeared on albums by Blue Oyster Cult.