RIP Jack Ely

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RIP Jack Ely

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:43 pm

The original singer of the classic, "Louie Louie," recorded with the Kingsmen and covered about nine zillion times over the years.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peop ... /26537737/

Age 71.
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Re: RIP Jack Ely

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:24 pm

Aw.


And regardless of what the printed lyrics say, only he knows what he was really singin'.

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Re: RIP Jack Ely

#3 Post by TheConfessor » Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:46 am

silverscreenselect wrote:The original singer of the classic, "Louie Louie," recorded with the Kingsmen and covered about nine zillion times over the years.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peop ... /26537737/

Age 71.
There were several recorded versions before the Kingsmen, including one by Richard Berry, who wrote the song. But the Kingsmen made it a classic.

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