THE KINGSMEN
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The Kingsmen is a 1960s garage rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", the single has become an enduring classic. "Louie Louie" was kept from the top spot on the charts in late 1963 and early 1964 by the Singing Nun. 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, and attracted the attention of the FBI because of alleged indecent lyrics in the Kingsmen's version of the song. The lyrics were, in fact, innocent, but all of this attention only made the song more popular. In April 1966 "Louie Louie" was reissued and once again hit the music charts. After the success of "Louie Louie", the members of the Kingsmen took varied paths. Easton, whose mother had registered the name of the group and therefore owned it, declared that from this point on he intended to be the singer, forcing Ely to play the drums. This led Jack Ely and Bob Nordby to quit the group. Gallucci would become a record producer with Elektra Records, with his most famous production being The Stooges' seminal second album. "Louie Louie" was frequently performed at Stooges concerts. The two remaining original Kingsmen, Lynn Easton and Mike Mitchell, toured as the official band. Following legal action on both sides, Easton established his right to the "Kingsmen" name. Thus Ely was forced to stop using it, and Easton was forced to stop lip syncing to Ely's vocals. This initially hurt the Easton Kingsmen's popularity, after audiences realized that this was no longer the band they had come to see. On November 9, 1998, The Kingsmen were awarded ownership of all their early recordings released on Wand Records from Gusto Records, including "Louie Louie." They had not been paid royalties on the songs since the 1960s.
MEMBERS:
Jack Ely - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Lynn Easton - Drums
Mike Mitchell - Lead Guitar
Don Gallucci - Electric Piano
Bob Nordby - Bass
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