Louie Louie

Song composer(s)

Berry, Richard

Grateful Dead Recordings

Not recorded by the Dead

Dead Related Recordings

No Dead related recordings entered

Other Recordings

Single : Richard Berry & The Pharoahs (1956)
Single : Rockin' Robin Roberts & The Wailers (1961)
Single : Kingsmen (1963)
Kingsmen in Person : Kingsmen(1963)
Tall Cool One : Wailers (1964)
Hit City '64 : Surfaris (1964)
Shut Down, Vol. 2 : Beach Boys (1964)
Pain in My Heart : Otis Redding (1964)
Here They Come! : Paul Revere & the Raiders (1965)
Kink-size : Kinks (1965)
The Ventures A Go-Go : The Ventures (1965)
Play Guitar, Volume 7 : The Ventures (1965)
Command Performance : Jan & Dean (1965)
Beau Brummels '66 : Beau Brummels (1966)
Sweet & Tuff : Ace Cannon (1966)
Greatest Hits : Kingsmen (1967)
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Vol. 1 (1967)
Greatest Hits : Revere, Paul & the Raiders (1967)
Uncle Meat : Frank Zappa (1969)
Messengers : Messengers (1969)
Let's Work Together : Wilbert Harrison (1969)
All-Time Greatest Hits : Revere, Paul & the Raiders (1972)
Funky Kingston : Toots & the Maytals (1973)
Still Shakin' : Flamin' Groovies (1976)
Alive & Kicking : Skid Row (1976)
Metallic K.O. : Stooges (1976)
More American Graffiti : Various Artists (1976)
Animal House Soundtrack : Various Artists (1978)
Overkill - Motorhead (1979)
Kinks Collection : Kinks (1980)
Beware! : Barry White (1981)
Clarke/Duke Project : George Duke & Stanley Clarke (1981)
Pretenders II - Pretenders (1981)
Best of Louie Louie, Vol. 1 : Various Artists (10 versions) (1983)
Everything Went Black : Black Flag (1983)
First Four Years : Black Flag (1984)
All Seasons : Beach Boys (1984)
Louie Louie : Kingsmen (1986)
Who's Got the 101/2? : Black Flag (1986)
Legend of Otis Redding : Otis Redding (1986)
Wasted...Again : Black Flag (1987)
Louie Louie : Black Flag (1987)
That Scratchy Guitar from Memphis : Travis Wammack (1987)
Louie, Louie : Kingsmen (1988)
Project : Stanley Clarke (1988)
Metallic 2xK.O. : Stooges (1988)
And Cajun Brew : Michael Doucet (1988)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 : Ike and Tina Turner (1988)
Best of the Kingsmen : Kingsmen (1989)
Lone Star Kind of Day : Johnny Winter (1990)
Legend of Paul Revere : Paul Revere & the Raiders (1990)
Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2 : Beach Boys (1990)
Reckless Precision : Tuck Andress (1990)
China Beach - Music from the TV Series : Beat Street Band (1991)
20 Greats : Kingsmen (1991)
Possession : Sisters of Mercy (1991)
Louie Louie & More : Kingsmen (1991)
Unmitigated Audacity : Frank Zappa (1991)
My Attitude : Steve Plunkett (1991)
Phalanx : Australian Crawl (1992)
Scepter Records Story : Various Artists (1992)
Live & Unreleased : Kingsmen (1992)
Really Eclectic String Quartet : Really Eclectic String Quartet (1992)
Johnny Otis Presents : Johnny Otis (1993)
Lethal Weapon : Louie Rankin (1993)
Wayne's World 2 Soundtrack : Various Artists (1993)
American Caesar : Iggy Pop (1993)
All the Aces : Motorhead (1993)
Best of Rhythm & Blues : Big Joe Turner (1993)
Flashback : Joan Jett (1994)
Reggae - Classics Songs in a Reggae Groove : Various Artists (1994)
Best & Kollektable : Kinks (1994)
Inna Reggae Stylee - Classic Songs in a Reggae Groove : Various Artists (1994)
Early Years : Kinks(1994)
Introducing : Night Rangers (1995)
Tales from the Rhino 2 : Various Artists (1995)
Essential Ride '63-'67 : Paul Revere (1995)
Best of the Kingsmen : Kingsmen (1995)
Best of the Pyramids : Pyramids (1995)
House Party 1964-66 - Rockin' Sounds from Boston's South Shore : Bourbons (1996)
Golden Hits, Vols. 1-3 : Jan & Dean (1996)
Cult of Surfing : Various Artists (1996)
Best of Herb Gross & the Invictas : Invictas (1996)
Command Performance/Live in Person : Jan & Dean (1996)
Marsadees : Marsadees (1997)
Volume One : West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (1997)
Anthology : Swingin' Medallions (1997)
Fabulous Ventures/Ventures a Go-Go : Ventures (1997)
Long Years in Space : Neighb'rhood Childr'n (1997)
Very Best of Toots & the Maytals : Toots & the Maytals (1997)
Stone Dead Forever - Motorhead (1997)
In Person! : Flamin' Groovies (1997)
Play Guitar with the Ventures, Vols. 1-4 & 7 : Ventures (1998)
Greatest Hits : Kingsmen (1998)
Take No Prisoners : Motorhead (1998)
Kink-Size/Kinkdom : Kinks (19??)
Best of Louie Louie, Vol. 2 : Various Artists (10 versions) (19??)
Surf Party : Surfaris (19??)
Louie Louie/Greatest Hits : Kingsmen (19??)
Vegas Go Go : Sentinels (19??)
Good Morning, Vietnam Soundtrack : Various Artists (19??)

Notes

Written in April 1956.
First recorded by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs in April 1956.
First released by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs on FLIP records as the B-side of 'You Are My Sunshine' in April 1957.
First local hit version, in Seattle, by Rockin' Robin Roberts.
Biggest hit version by the Kingsmen in 1963.

For a much more comprehensive list of recorded covers see the Louie Louie Page Web site Louie-ography at http://www.via.nl/users/louie2.htm.

For more Louie Louie related information see the The Louie Louie Page (http://www.via.nl/users/tdg/louie1.html) or The Louie Report Web site (http://www.netuser.com/~erp/louie_louie.html)