The 1963 Kingsmen version of "Louie Louie" came under scrutiny of the Federal Bureau Investigation for potentially obscene lyrics.

Mike Mitchell, co-founding guitarist of "Louie Louie" rockers the Kingsmen, died Friday at age 77. Dick Peterson, the band's drummer since 1963, confirmed Mitchell's death in a statement to Rolling ...

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In 1963, The Kingsmen made one of the greatest rock n’ roll recordings of all time in Portland, Oregon. The original “Louie Louie” was a calypso-style song, but today it transcends genre – a theory ...

The Kingsmen's 1963 version of the song was a huge hit — though no one could make out the words. Some fevered imaginations and misheard lines... 'Louie Louie': Indecipherable, Or Indecent? An FBI ...

Mike Mitchell, founding member of the influential ’60s rock band the Kingsmen, and guitarist on their hit single “Louie Louie,” has died. The band’s drummer Dick Peterson confirmed the news to Rolling ...

The Kingsmen guitarist Mike Mitchell, who rose to fame with his band's '60s hit "Louie Louie," has died at the age of 77. Kingsmen drummer Dick Peterson confirmed the news to Rolling Stone in a ...