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THE KINGSMEN |
Portland, Oregon, USA | * 1958 | + 1967 |
Lynn Easton - voc,sax
Mike Mitchell - g
Norm Sundholm - bg
Barry Curtis - kb
Dick Peterson - ds
Former Members:
Jack Ely (voc,g, 1958-8/63)
Bob Nordby (bg, 1958-8/63)
Don Gallucci (kb, 1958-64)
Gary Abbott (ds, 8/63-1964)
Albums Discography:
# | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | 1. | Louie Louie: The Kingsmen In Person | 1/1964 | Wand |  | | 20 | 2. | Volume 2 | 9/1964 | Wand | | | 15 | 3. | Volume 3 | 2/1965 | Wand | | | 22 | 4. | The Kingsmen On Campus | 10/1965 | Wand |  | | 68 | 5. | 15 Great Hits | 8/1966 | Wand |  | | 87 | 6. | Up And Away | 1/1967 | Wand | | | | 7. | The Kingsmen's Greatest Hits | 1969 | Marble Arch |  | | | 8. | The Best Of Kingsmen | 1972 | Scepter |  | | | 9. | A Quarter To Three | 1980 | Piccadilly |  | | | 10. | House Party | 1980 | Piccadilly |  | | | 11. | Louie Louie - Greatest Hits | 1/1987 | Decal |  | | | 12. | Shelter | 06.04.1999 | |  | | | 13. | "Louie Louie": The Very Best Of The Kingsmen | 26.10.1999 | Collectables |  | | | 14. | All-Time Favorites | 20.04.2004 | New Haven |  | | | 15. | Born Again | 19.10.2004 | Horizon Music Group | | | | 16. | Fan Favorites | 18.10.2005 | Horizon Music Group | | | | 17. | Good Good God | 12.09.2006 | Horizon Music Group | | | | 18. | Missing People | 13.10.2009 | Horizon | | | | 19. | Grace Says | 02.08.2011 | Horizon | | | | 20. | Complete Recordings | 15.10.2013 | El Toro |  | | | 21. | Classic Live Performances | 16.09.2016 | Horizon |  | | | 22. | They Don't Know | 14.04.2017 | Horizon | | | |
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Singles Discography:
# | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | 1. | Week End | 8/1958 | East West | | 84 | 2. | Louie Louie / Haunted Castle | 5/1963 | Wand | 26 | 2 | 3. | The Kingsmen EP | 1964 | Wand | | | 4. | Money / Bent Scepter | 3/1964 | Wand | | 16 | 5. | Little Latin Lupe Lu / David's Mood | 6/1964 | Wand | | 46 | 6. | Death Of An Angel / Searching For Love | 9/1964 | Wand | | 42 | 7. | The Jolly Green Giant / Long Green | 12/1964 | Wand | | 4 | 8. | Mojo Workout EP | 1965 | Wand | | | 9. | The Climb / Waiting | 4/1965 | Wand | | 65 | 10. | Annie Fanny / Give Her Lovin' | 7/1965 | Wand | | 47 | 11. | Louie Louie | 8/1965 | Wand | | 101 | 12. | Annie Fanny / Something's Got A Hold On Me (v GB) | 24.09.1965 | Pye | | | 13. | It's The Only Dog / (You Got) Gamma Gooche | 12/1965 | Wand | | 122 | 14. | Killer Joe / Little Green Thing | 3/1966 | Wand | | 77 | 15. | Little Latin Lupe Lu / Louie Louie | 08.04.1966 | Wand | | 97 | 16. | Fever EP | 13.05.1966 | Pye | | | 17. | The Krunch / The Climb | 6/1966 | Wand | | | 18. | Little Sally Tease / My Wife Can't Cook | 9/1966 | Wand | | | 19. | If I Needed Someone / The Grass Is Green | 11/1966 | Wand | | | 20. | Daytime Shadows / Trouble | 1/1967 | Wand | | | 21. | The Wolf Of Manhattan / Children's Caretaker | 3/1967 | Wand | | | 22. | Don't Say No / Another Girl (I Have Found) | 5/1967 | Wand | | | 23. | Bo Diddley Bach / Just Before The Break Of Day | 7/1967 | Wand | | 128 | 24. | Get Out Of My Life Woman / Since You've Been Gone | 9/1967 | Wand | | | 25. | I Guess I Was Dreamin' / On Love | 11/1967 | Wand | | | 26. | Louie Louie / Jolly Green Giant | 7/1981 | Old Gold | | | 27. | Weekend / Better Believe It / The Cat Walk / Conga Rock / It Should've Been Me | 15.11.2013 | El Toro | | |
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Awards:
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Louie Louie")
Press References:
Melody Maker | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1993 | 10 | 06.03.1993 | 36 | Info Freako | | New Musical Express | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1965 | 0 | 24.09.1965 | 4 | Singles | single review |
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