'Louie Louie' singer Jack Ely dies at 71

[dfergie]

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 battle with an illness. He was 71.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...ie-louie-singer-jack-ely-dies-at-71/26537737/

 

[dfergie]

RIP ...

 

[DJdish]

R.I.P

 

[Bobby]

RIP...

 

[Ramy]

R.I.P.

 

[FTA4PA]

RIP

 

[TheKrell]

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 battle with an illness. He was 71.

May Jack rest in peace. Wasn't Louie Louie memorable for mumbled lyrics that had the FBI looking for some subversive message?

 

[Bobby]

May Jack rest in peace. Wasn't Louie Louie memorable for mumbled lyrics that had the FBI looking for some subversive message?

Yes, the FBI looked at it for a supposed obscenity that didn't exist....

 

[cardinalrooter]

R.I.P.