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The Kingsmen
1960s beat/garage rock band from Oregon, known for “Louie Louie”
Formé en 1959
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The Kingsmen est un groupe américain de garage rock, originaire de Portland, en Oregon. Il est resté célèbre pour sa reprise de la chanson Louie Louie parue en single en 1963. Le groupe a aussi enregistré une version de Night Train, un standard du blues.
Après avoir quitté le groupe, certains membres des Kingsmen se sont fait un nom, toujours dans le domaine musical comme Turley Richards, ou bien dans celui des affaires comme Yank Barry.
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The Kingsmen are a 1960s American rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the Billboard charts for six weeks and has become an enduring classic.
In total, the Kingsmen charted 13 singles from 1963 to 1968 and five consecutive albums from 1963 to 1966. Their first album, The Kingsmen in Person, remained on the Billboard Top LPs chart for 131 weeks from January 1964 to August 1966. Their early albums were released internationally in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, and Taiwan.
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Discographie
Albums
- 1963 The Kingsmen in Person
- 1964 Volume 2
- 1965 On Campus
- 1965 Volume 3
- 1966 15 Great Hits
- 1966 Up and Away
- 1980 House Party
- 1980 Ya Ya
- The Kingsmen
Singles
- 1963 Louie Louie / Haunted Castle
- 1964 Little Latin Lupe Lu / David’s Mood
- 1964 Money
- 1964 Death Of An Angel / Searching For Love
- 1964 The Jolly Green Giant / Long Green
- 1965 The Climb / The Waiting
- 1965 Annie Fanny / Give Her Lovin'
- 1965 (You Got) The Gamma Goochee / It's Only The Dog
- 1966 Killer Joe / Little Green Thing
- 1966 My Wife Can't Cook / Little Sally Tease
- 1967 Trouble / Daytime Shadows
- 1967 (I Have Found) Another Girl / Don't Say No