ROLLING STONE: THE KINGSMEN, “LOUIE, LOUIE”

  THE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME: NO. 54     Writer: Richard Berry; 1955 Producer: Ken Chase Released: June, 1963; originally on: Jerden Records Chart: 16 weeks; No. 2   A blast of raw guitars and half-intelligible shouting recorded for $52, the Kingsmen’s cover of Richard Berry’s R&B song hit No. 2 in … Continue reading ROLLING STONE: THE KINGSMEN, “LOUIE, LOUIE”