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Thread started 08/30/09 11:21am

Timmy84

Richard Berry, the originator of "Louie, Louie"

Though the Kingsmen version was more raucous, I love the mixture of doo-wop, rock, Latin and Caribbean sounds in the original by Richard Berry, who also wrote the song:



He waited until '85 to get royalties for this because he had cheaply sold the song's rights in 1957.
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Reply #1 posted 08/30/09 11:37am

Timmy84
Richard was not only the originator of "Louie, Louie" but I think some of you rock heads will remember this one too:

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