Clever Geek Handbook
πŸ“œ ⬆️ ⬇️

The kingsmen

The Kingsmen is a garage rock band from Portland , Oregon, one of the first members of the band to play a significant role in shaping the style in the 1960s. Their most influential record is considered β€œ Louie Louie ” - the most famous cover version (1963) of Richard Berry’s song of 1956 , due to which β€œ Louie Louie ” became a rock standard.

The kingsmen
Kingsmen-hits.jpg
On the cover of the album "15 Great Hits" (1966)
basic information
Genresgarage rock
rock'n'roll
Years1959 - present
A country USA
Where fromPortland , Oregon
LabelWand
Jerden
Sundazed
Picc-a-dilly
CompositionMike Mitchell
Dick peterson
Steve Peterson
Todd Macpherson
louielouie.org

Content

Composition

  • Mike Mitchell - from 1959 to the present
  • Lynn Easton - 1959 - 1967
  • Jack Ely - 1959 - 1963
  • Bob Nordby - 1959 - 1963
  • Don Gallucci - 1962 - 1963
  • Gary Abbott ( Gary Abbott ) - 1962 - 1963
  • Norm Sundholm - 1963 - 1967
  • Dick Peterson - from 1963 to the present
  • Barry Curtis - 1963 - 2005
  • Kerry Magness ( English Kerry Magness ) - 1966 - 1967
  • JC Reick - 1966 - 1967
  • Turley Richards ( 1967)
  • Pete Borg - 1967
  • Jeff Beals - 1967 - 1968
  • Steve Friedson - 1967 - 1973
  • Fred Dennis - 1972 - 1984
  • Andy Parypa ( 1982 - 1984)
  • Kim Nicklaus ( Eng. Kim Nicklaus ) - 1982 - 1984
  • Marc Willett - 1984 - 1992
  • Steve Peterson - from 1988 to the present
  • Todd McPherson - from 1992 to the present

Discography

LP

  • The Kingsmen in Person (Wand, 1963) (# 20) (*)
  • The Kingsmen, Vol. 2 (Sundazed, 1964) (# 15) (*)
  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini [Original Soundtrack] (Wand, 1965)
  • The Kingsmen, Vol. 3 (# 22) (*)
  • The Kingsmen on Campus (Wand, 1965) (*)
  • Up and Away (Wand, 1966)
  • A Quarter To Three (Picc-A-Dilly, 1980)
  • Ya-Ya (Picc-A-Dilly, 1980)
  • House Party (Picc-A-Dilly, 1980)

(*) These discs were reissued in 1993 by Sundazed with remastered and bonus tracks.

Rare and live recordings

  • Live And Unreleased (Jerden, 1992)
Rare records of 1963
  • Since We've Been Gone (Sundazed, 1994)
Rare records of 1967
  • Plugged (Kingsmen CD # 1, 1995)
From the concerts of 1988 and 1994
  • Garage Sale (Louie Louie Records, 2003)
Since concerts in 2002

Collections

  • 15 Great Hits (Wand, 1966) (# 87)
  • Greatest Hits (Wand, 1966)
  • The Best of the Kingsmen Scepter / Citation Series, 1972)
  • The Best of the Kingsmen (Rhino RNLP, 1985)
  • Rock & Roll - Kingsmen (Starday, 1985)
The only compilation of The Kingsmen where Louie Louie was not included.
  • Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Prime Cuts, 1986)
  • 12 Greatest (Golden Circle, 198?)
  • Louie, Louie (Golden Circle, 1987)
  • The Jolly Green Giant (Richmond, 1988)
  • Louie Louie (Highland Music / Richmond, 1988)
  • The Best of the Kingsmen (Rhino, 1989)
Revised Edition of 1985
  • Louie Louie and More Golden Classics (Collectables, 1991)
  • 20 Greats (Highland Music / Festival, 1991)
  • The World of the Kingsmen / Louie Louie (Trace, 1992)
  • The Best of the Kingsmen (Laserlight / Delta, 1995)
  • The Very Best of the Kingsmen (Varese Sarabande / Varese Vintage, 1998)
  • The Kingsmen's Greatest Hits (K-tel, 1998)
  • Louie Louie: The Very Best of the Kingsmen (Collectables, 1999)
  • The Kingsmen - America's Premier 60s Garage Band (Edel America, 2000)

Links

  • The Kingsmen at Classic Bands
  • The Kingsmen on All Music Guide
  • Louie louie
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Kingsmen&oldid=97607808


More articles:

  • List of 25 female NBA block shot leaders in league history
  • DKOI-8
  • 2016 European Athletics Championships - High Jump (Men)
  • Aslamov, Xenofont Mikhailovich
  • Venetian, Ronald
  • Garden, William
  • 1899 in the theater
  • Akmaev, Ravil Sibgatullovich
  • Hanjian
  • Temple of the Great Martyr Paraskeva Fridays (Panino)

All articles

Clever Geek | 2019