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 ...

RASCOE: "Louie Louie," recorded by the Kingsmen. Almost everybody knows it, but almost nobody can understand the words. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOUIE LOUIE") THE KINGSMEN: (Singing, inaudible). RASCOE: ...

In 1957, Richard Berry released a song he had written two years earlier with his band, the Pharaohs. “Louie Louie” was a song about a sailor pining for his girlfriend in Jamaica. After its release, ...

Between the president firing the director and the ongoing investigation of potential Russian interference in the 2016 election, the FBI has been all over the front page lately. Here’s hoping this ...

WASHINGTON — It’s been called the ultimate party song, so it’s hard to imagine it was once the subject of an FBI investigation. Jack Ely, who died Tuesday at the age of 71, got “quite a kick” out of ...

The FBI was so intrigued by the hard-to-understand lyrics that it conducted an investigation into whether the song was obscene. The song was released in 1963. "Right of his mouth, my father would say: ...

In June, we talked to an old friend, Louie Anderson. Now, these days, Louie is an award-winning actor playing the mother on the show "Baskets." But we started by asking him about growing up in ...

Singer Jack Ely -- formerly of The Kingsmen, the group who went on to record "Louie Louie," one of the most famous songs of all time -- has reportedly died at the age of 71. Ely's son, Sean Ely, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —Jack Ely, the singer known for Louie Louie, the low-budget recording that became one the most famous songs of the 20th century, died at his home in Redmond, Oregon, after a long ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jack Ely, the singer known for “Louie Louie,” the low-budget recording that became one the most famous songs of the 20th century, died at his home in Redmond, Oregon, after a ...