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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Refers
THE KINGSMEN
Portland, Oregon, USA
*  1958+  1967

Line-Up:

KINGSMEN (photo)
 

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:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Louie Louie: The Kingsmen In Person1/1964 Wand 20
2.Volume 29/1964 Wand 15
3.Volume 32/1965 Wand 22
4.The Kingsmen On Campus10/1965 Wand 68
5.15 Great Hits8/1966 Wand 87
6.Up And Away1/1967 Wand
7.The Kingsmen's Greatest Hits1969 Marble Arch
8.The Best Of Kingsmen1972 Scepter
9.A Quarter To Three1980 Piccadilly
10.House Party1980 Piccadilly
11.Louie Louie - Greatest Hits1/1987 Decal
12.Shelter06.04.1999
13."Louie Louie": The Very Best Of The Kingsmen26.10.1999Collectables
14.All-Time Favorites20.04.2004New Haven
15.Born Again19.10.2004Horizon Music Group
16.Fan Favorites18.10.2005Horizon Music Group
17.Good Good God12.09.2006Horizon Music Group
18.Missing People13.10.2009Horizon
19.Grace Says02.08.2011Horizon
20.Complete Recordings15.10.2013El Toro
21.Classic Live Performances16.09.2016Horizon
22.They Don't Know14.04.2017Horizon

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Week End8/1958 East West 84
2.Louie Louie / Haunted Castle5/1963 Wand26 2
3.The Kingsmen EP1964 Wand
4.Money / Bent Scepter3/1964 Wand 16
5.Little Latin Lupe Lu / David's Mood6/1964 Wand 46
6.Death Of An Angel / Searching For Love9/1964 Wand 42
7.The Jolly Green Giant / Long Green12/1964 Wand 4
8.Mojo Workout EP1965 Wand
9.The Climb / Waiting4/1965 Wand 65
10.Annie Fanny / Give Her Lovin'7/1965 Wand 47
11.Louie Louie8/1965 Wand 101
12.Annie Fanny / Something's Got A Hold On Me
(v GB)		24.09.1965Pye
13.It's The Only Dog / (You Got) Gamma Gooche12/1965 Wand 122
14.Killer Joe / Little Green Thing3/1966 Wand 77
15.Little Latin Lupe Lu / Louie Louie08.04.1966Wand 97
16.Fever EP13.05.1966Pye
17.The Krunch / The Climb6/1966 Wand
18.Little Sally Tease / My Wife Can't Cook9/1966 Wand
19.If I Needed Someone / The Grass Is Green11/1966 Wand
20.Daytime Shadows / Trouble1/1967 Wand
21.The Wolf Of Manhattan / Children's Caretaker3/1967 Wand
22.Don't Say No / Another Girl (I Have Found)5/1967 Wand
23.Bo Diddley Bach / Just Before The Break Of Day7/1967 Wand 128
24.Get Out Of My Life Woman / Since You've Been Gone9/1967 Wand
25.I Guess I Was Dreamin' / On Love11/1967 Wand
26.Louie Louie / Jolly Green Giant7/1981 Old Gold
27.Weekend / Better Believe It / The Cat Walk / Conga Rock / It Should've Been Me15.11.2013El Toro

Awards:

1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Louie Louie")

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19931006.03.199336Info Freako
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1965024.09.19654Singlessingle review