6 degrees of separation.....

[Ryan Phelps]

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.

[loudthud]

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)

[Walt-Dogg]

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

[Isaac]

Apparently Louie was Richard Berry's bartender.

[patlaw]

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.

[Ryan Phelps]

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.