Richard Berry "LOUIE LOUIE" 1989 in Mt. View, CA
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awesome! this is great!
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5 Stars all the way BAYBEE me gotta go!
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;) I Hope my love¡¡¡ *** Toda...
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@naughtmoses Thank you for responding.
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@eplouie Thanks; I assume that Limax was connected to Berry. At any rate I didn't intend to spread false rumors, so stand corrected. I didn't dream up that tale...someone mentioned it at a record swap or I read it in a music mag perhaps...been carrying that junk around since the 1970s.
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@strandwolf I expect eplouie's data is correct, though Johnny may have bought into some =performance= (rather than =publishing=) right. The latter was a fairly new idea in the early '60s. Johnny's rep was "square deal" with almost everyone I ever talked to, at least well into the '70s, and his radio presence in 'Frisco suggested likewise. The Sonics made some dough for whoever had the publishing rights to "Have Love..," that's for sure.
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@strandwolf Johnny did NOT purchase the LOUIE LOUIE publishing rights. From 1957-early 90's, it was owned by Limax Music.
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@naughtmoses A story I heard years ago is that Johnny Otis got wind of the Northwest teen rock groups such as The Kingsmen and The Sonics were performing the tune to enthusiastic dancers and bought the song from Berry for $3000, thus garnering all future royalties. Perhaps he only bought the publishing, or maybe the whole yarn is without any merit. I'm sure the Louie scholars can step forward and clear up this issue.
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The original & best.
Great to finally see the original artist perform this legendary song
Think of the contribution this song has made to live music since 1957
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he died on my birthday and at the same time too
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lol wow i played this n 8th grade and now in 9thgrade band =O i love this song =] i almost memorized it.
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Thanks for posting this great footage!



Great stuff! Have they ever found out who the "mystery yodeler" was?
triso666 2 years ago
The Mystery Yodeler is still mysterious....
eplouie 2 years ago
cool this is in mt. view?
pleasedontask 3 years ago
This was in Mountain View at a club that no longer exists- near El Camino Real and Highway 85, next to what is now the Comic Collector Shop.
eplouie 3 years ago