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Louie Louie

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Louie Louie is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Chuck Berry, Robert Harris, Gloria Jones and John Anderson. Those roots explain a lot about how Louie Louie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paula Abdul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Pharaohs, The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Angels and The Sonics, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Louie Louie, reaching back through Chuck Berry and forward to The Pharaohs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written, composed, and recorded by American musician Richard Berry in 1956 and released in 1957. In 1963, a version by the Kingsmen attracted controversy over allegedly profane lyrics. The song is based on the tune "El Loco Cha Cha" popularized by bandleader René Touzet and is an example of Afro-Cuban influence on American popular music.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Louie LouieChuck BerryRobert HarrisGloria JonesJohn AndersonThe PharaohsThe KingsmenThe WailersThe AngelsThe SonicsIggy PopThe KinksMotörheadPaula Abdul

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Louie Louie connections

Louie Louie grew out of Chuck Berry, Robert Harris, Gloria Jones and John Anderson, shares an orbit with Paula Abdul, went on to shape The Pharaohs, The Kingsmen, The Wailers and The Angels. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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