Oregonian

24-hour ‘Louie Louie’ marathon concert will feature 70 acts playing the iconic song

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 ...
KOIN 6

‘Louie Louie’ marathon to celebrate Portland’s most infamous song

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The most famous — and infamous — song ever recorded in Portland will be celebrated on its 60th anniversary with a live 24-hour “Louie Louie” marathon on Friday and ...
Willamette Week

The Kingsmen Are Playing a 24-Hour Marathon of America’s (PDX-Bred) Party Anthem “Louie Louie”

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 ...
The Atlantic

The Elegant Non-Timing of 'Louie'

Louie returns tonight at 10 p.m. on FX for its fourth season, and by all accounts it is still the same old hysterical, heartbreaking, critically-acclaimed Louie, even after a two-year break. But it's ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: The FBI Investigated the Kingsmen’s 1963 Hit “Louie Louie” and the Unintentional Obscenity Hidden in the Song

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, ...