Casey's Musical Dustbin Podcast: "Louie, Louie Marathon"

Richard Berry:  The man who started a phenomenon

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Today is International Louie, Louie Day in honor of the greatest song in rock n roll history. Richard Berry, the composer of the song, was born on this day in 1935. He recorded Louie, Louie in 1957 and it became a minor hit on the r&b charts selling 130,000 copies.

In the early sixties, it became a garage band standard (especially in the northwestern U.S) and became a #2 hit for The Kingsmen in 1963. Since then it has become one of the most covered tunes in rock n roll history with over 1600 recorded versions and climbing.

To commemorate International Louie Day, we will be bringing you our "Louie, Louie Marathon". I will cram as many versions of the song as I can in our sixty minute time frame. Plus, I will also bring you some sixties tunes that pretty much stole the Louie, Louie guitar riff and became hits of their own. Music on the way from The Zeniths, Motorhead, The Troggs, The University Of Washington Marching Band, Blondie, The Sonics and more...

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