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RIP Jack Ely..

Red_in_SE8
Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
in Not Sports Related
Never heard of him.......or his band the Kingsmen. But on hearing his one hit I realised this tune has been seared into my brain many years ago without me realising!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1p1dM3snQ&feature=player_embedded

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  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    Louie Louie a classic, RIP
  • marden_les
    marden_les Posts: 52
    Another one gone, RIP
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    brogib said:

    Louie Louie a classic, RIP

    This .. and so is the 'B' side, Long Green .. Louie Louie was one of the first 45s I ever bought, Surfin USA was the first (I think I remember) .. RIP Jack, a unique and raw voice in a unique, raw band
  • World of Woe
    World of Woe Posts: 172
    Classic song.. allegedly the most covered song ever.. love the Motorhead version
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Great track. RIP...Can see Sting dancing just listening to that.
  • RalphMilnesgut
    RalphMilnesgut Posts: 1,751
    Great band, sad loss

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    RIP. Great soundtrack to the 60's
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    edited April 2015
    Fascinating reading about the FBI's investigation into this track. If you go to page 14 of the FBI file on the investigation, in the link below, you can read what the FBI , after many hours of listening to the track at different speeds, thought the lyrics were. Trouble is I can't listen to the track now without hearing those lyrics.

    thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/29/how-louie-louie-launched-a-boner-related-fbi-investigation.html#
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,339
    RalphMilnesgut said:

    Great band, sad loss

    Really?
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  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Originally written and recorded by Richard Berry and his group The Pharaohs, in 1957, on Flip Records. Richard was heavily influenced at this time by the music coming out of Jamaica.

    It started out as a B-side but the local DJ's in San Francisco started playing it and it became a regional hit in the Bay area.

    The Kingsmen recorded the song in 1963 and was a "sleeper" for many months before it finally took off.

    By the 1980's, like so many Black American musicians of the 1950's, Richard was living on benefits having been well and truly shafted by the music industry.

    However, about this time a company in California wanted to use the Kingsmens version for a TV ad and hired a lawyer to track down the writer and get his written permission to use the song. Having found Richard the lawyer listened to his story and thought he had a good case to sue for unpaid royalties.

    The publishing company settled out of court and Richard Berry became a millionaire overnight!

    Dig the original on You Tube. IMHO by far the superior vesion. The song was finally released in the UK on Ember Records on an EP, which, if you are lucky enough to find a copy is worth about £250.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    edited April 2015
    https://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=z-2CKsaq5r8
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP

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