Ever wondered what takes the crown as the most recorded rock song in history? Wonder no longer—that honor belongs specifically to Richard Berry's 1957 track "Louie Louie." It's widely regarded as a ...

Mike Mitchell, founding member of the influential ’60s rock band the Kingsmen, and guitarist on their hit single “Louie Louie,” has died. The band’s drummer Dick Peterson confirmed the news to Rolling ...

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Kingsmen's recording, "Louie Louie." The song has a surprising backstory. How the universally recognized song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen came to be AYESHA ...

The rock standard stirred up quite the controversy at the time, but it remains an enduring hit. "Louie Louie" is the most recorded rock song, with 1,600–2,000 cover versions. The Kingsmen’s 1963 cover ...

In 1963, The Kingsmen made one of the greatest rock n’ roll recordings of all time in Portland, Oregon. The original “Louie Louie” was a calypso-style song, but today it transcends genre – a theory ...

Mike Mitchell, founding member and guitarist for the “Louie Louie” hitmakers the Kingsmen, died Friday on his 77th birthday. Kingsmen drummer Dick Peterson confirmed Mitchell’s death to Rolling Stone ...

RASCOE: And even fewer people know the history of a West Coast dance hit that became a party anthem, with an FBI investigation and a Supreme Court case along the way. Here's Deena Prichep. DEENA ...

RASCOE: "Louie Louie," recorded by the Kingsmen. Almost everybody knows it, but almost nobody can understand the words. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOUIE LOUIE") THE KINGSMEN: (Singing, inaudible). RASCOE: ...