RASCOE: And even fewer people know the history of a West Coast dance hit that became a party anthem, with an FBI investigation and a Supreme Court case along the way. Here's Deena Prichep. DEENA ...

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

As probably should be expected, the Louie Louie Committee Committee’s guiding purpose seems easier to appreciate than fully understand. The compulsion to host a madcap array of Portland-area acts ...

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 ...

It is one of the most recorded songs in history, so popular you can hear it in everything from famous movies to high school football games. Last week the entire world even took a day to celebrate the ...