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1. May 19,  · While "Louie Louie" set the table and is an undeniable classic, it's still closer to frat rock than punk. But The Kingsmen's fellow Northwesterners The Sonics were surely among the first to ramp up the distortion on the guitars, pound the drums into oblivion, and put in a heavy dose of bad attitude.

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2. Nov 23,  · Short History of Louie Louie Louie Louie on Wikipedia The Kingsmen version is probably the most famous version. Here is a video of three versions: 1) Richard Berry the original version 2) Rockin' Robin Roberts and the Fabulous Wailers 3) Little Bill and the Blue Notes.

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3. "Louie Louie" is an American rock 'n' roll song written by Richard Berry in It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists. The song is written in the style of a Jamaican ballad; and tells, in simple verse-chorus form, the first-person story of a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lady love. The singer brags of his "fine.

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4. "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in It is best known for the hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and smartaronacarsetzvascrededfisemfi.xyzinfo song is based on the tune "El Loco Cha Cha" popularized by bandleader René Touzet and is an example of Latin influence on American popular music.

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5. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Louie Louie Collection - Various Artists on AllMusic -

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6. As a joke, he tried to get the Washington State Legislature to designate "Louie, Louie" as the official state rock 'n roll song. The Seattle Mariners play "Louie, Louie" every 7th inning stretch, right after "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". They show live video of fans dancing in .

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7. Louie Louie became a regional hit, and the local garage bands were all covering it. But it wasn't until that the Kingsmen's version took off nationally. It hit the top spot in Cashbox and it has always been rumoured that in-house quality control refused to let it go all the way in Billboard.

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8. With the recent passing of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" vocalist and group co-founder Jack Ely (4/28/15 at age 71), it's time to re-examine this highly remarkable Ace Records CD that traces the song "Louie Louie" from its early influences to its original version (Richard Berry & the Pharaohs - Berry wrote the song), to its competing early-sixties rock versions out of the Pacific Northwest /5(9).

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