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Richard Berry & The Pharaohs

Louie Louie
1957 · via Iggy Pop
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Richard Berry wrote it and cut it first with The Pharaohs in 1957, a good six years before The Kingsmen got their hands on it. Put this on and hear the song every one of those bands was chasing.

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First pulled by @ga-9320 · No. 0018, Oct 15, 2026.

Written by Richard Berry.

First recorded by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs in 1957.

Also recorded by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (1983), The Kingsmen (1963), The Beach Boys (1964), Toots & The Maytals (1972), The Sisters of Mercy (1984).

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Iggy Pop, The Kingsmen, The Beach Boys and Bruce Springsteen have all taken a swing at "Louie Louie." Who actually wrote it?Richard Berry
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