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Title: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: Ryan Phelps on May 01, 2015, 06:59:43 pm

Jack Ely, singer and guitarist with the Kingsmen has died at age 71 in Oregon. As many of you know, the Kingsmen were famous for their cover of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie". And the band's bassist was Norm Sundholm. And Norm's brother is Conrad Sundholm, the founder of our beloved amp manufacturer ....Sunn. RIP Jack.

Title: Re: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: loudthud on May 02, 2015, 07:29:30 pm

Some links for those interested in further reading:

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/arts/music/jack-ely-who-sang-the-kingsmens-louie-louie-dies-at-71.html?_r=0

The Kingsmen Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen

The Kingsmen website: http://www.louielouie.org/index.php

Louie Louie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie

Richard Berry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Berry_(musician)

Title: Re: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: Walt-Dogg on May 02, 2015, 10:00:35 pm

Say, who was Louie anyways? R.I.P. Mr. Ely

Title: Re: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: Isaac on May 03, 2015, 08:52:02 am

Apparently Louie was Richard Berry's bartender.

Title: Re: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: patlaw on May 08, 2015, 08:46:45 am

I don't think Jack and Norm were in the band at the same time. The bass player for Jack's tenure was Bob Norby.

Title: Re: 6 degrees of separation.....
Post by: Ryan Phelps on May 09, 2015, 02:49:40 pm

Patlaw....yes, I think you are correct. However, I had not used up all 6 degrees, so maybe it still counts! Anyway, RIP Mr. Ely.