Song of the day for January 11, 2025
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen is today’s featured song.
On this day in 1964 The Kingsmen scored a No.1 hit on the US Cashbox chart with “Louie Louie.” It was a significant win for the group, who faced the ire of radio stations – and even the FBI – for supposedly crude lyrics in the indecipherable song. Despite the controversy, “Louie Louie” became a garage rock standard and was performed by upstart bands around the globe.
