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The voice of “Louie, Louie”

 April 28, 2015

Jack Ely was the man behind the microphone when the Kingsmen recorded Keener’s very first Hit Number One. When he passed away this past week, we looked back at the story of how a garage band created one of the most listened-to songs of the Keener era. Here’s USA Today’s remembrance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1p1dM3snQ

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(1969) Build Me Up Buttercup, Foundations
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