The Kingsmen
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When recorded the band members were Jack Ely (vocalist/rhythm guitar), Lynn Easton (drummer), Mike Mitchell (lead guitar), Don Gallucci (electric piano) and Bob Nordby (bass guitar). Ken Chase (Kingsmen manager and Portland radio station KISN music director) produced the recording session. Robert Lindahl (Northwestern Inc. recording studio owner) was the audio engineer.
“Louie Louie” was kept from the top spot on the charts in late 1963 and early 1964 by the Singing Nun and Bobby Vinton, who monopolized the #1 slot for four weeks apiece. The Kingsmen single reached #1 on the Cashbox chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Additionally in the UK it reached #26 on the Record Retailer chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The B-side of the single was an instrumental, “Haunted Castle”.
The band attracted nationwide attention when “Louie Louie” was banned by the governor of Indiana, Matthew E. Welsh, also attracting the attention of the FBI because of alleged indecent lyrics in their version of the song. The lyrics were, in fact, innocent, but Ely’s baffling enunciation permitted teenage fans and concerned parents alike to imagine the most scandalous obscenities. All of this attention only made the song more popular. In April 1966 “Louie Louie” was reissued and once again hit the music charts, reaching #65 on the Cashbox chart and #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Undergrunge
Zapraszam do czytania "Historii rocka" - nieco o The Kingsmen, The Who i The Sonics: http://kronikikulturalne.blogspot.com/2012/05/historia-rocka-rozdzia-ii-brytyjska.html
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micemusculus
@PartySanCTG: yeah, just do a google search and you'll find some. of course, louie louie is the best.
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mistysunday
Futurama theme, naturally xDDDDD
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Kali0str0
ЛУИ ЛУИ! ЕЕЕ
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PartySanCTG
There are Kingsmen songs that aren't Louie Louie?
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Warst
LOUIE LOUIE!!!!
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kalakajha
GOOOOD!!!!
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Rapture5212011
Their recording "Louie Louie" brings back many fond memories from the 'baby boomer' generation of the 60's & 70's. Job well done. God bless~!
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luckystoned
the kingsmen are next to the sonics of the prototype of garage rock.
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dtg9456
The bio for this page is wrong. The bio is for the rock group Kingsmen, the music playing is by the southern gospel group, The Kingsmen Quartet also known as the Kingsmen.
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georgexu
круто
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RRRumbleFish
such a great band! traxxxl, "Louie, Louie' sounds like a half bands of 20th and 21 sentury ))
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IRONICtypo
@traxxxl: No, the Futurama theme is based off of "
Psyché Rock", a 1967 composition by French experimental composer Pierre Henry.
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Localdummiesguy
@mr townshend, you say that like they only have one song! haha. But he says "okay, lets give it to em right now!"
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traxxxl
'Louie, Louie' it sounds like FUturama theme) isn't?:))
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poisonheart1984
CLICK TO http://heartofglass.altervista.org AND SEARCH THE REVIEWS ABOUT THE KINGSMEN ... (translator included) ... ENJOY IT !!!
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KelleyRyan182
They are from Portland, OR, not Seattle.
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mkordi
Louie, Louie = timeless btw. It makes me happy too :D and I want to strip when I hear it :D
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berbermc
Der Song macht mich glücklich in harten Zeiten
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mr_townshend
What does he say before the guitar solo?
All 42 shouts
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