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RS that Mitchell “peacefully passed away.”  The Kingsmen got their start in Portland, Oregon in 1959. In 1960, Mitchell and bassist Bob Nordby joined then-drummer Lynn Easton and vocalist Jack Ely (who died in 2015). In 1963, the group recorded their famed version of Richard Berry’s 1957 track “Louie Louie.” The song rocketed up the Billboard singles chart, spending six nonconsecutive weeks at Number Two on the Hot 100. The Kingsmen’s version of “Louie Loui...

Mike Mitchell, lead guitarist for the Kingsmen for more than six decades, died Friday on his 77th birthday, according to a publicist for the group. Mitchell was the last founding member still playing with the Portland, Oregon, band best known for its confounding rock cover of the R&B song “Louie Louie.” “We are deeply saddened by Mike’s passing. He was the kindest and most generous man on the planet,” drummer Dick Peterson said in a statement. “Mike is irreplaceable, and he will be ...

“This land of ours is headed for an extreme state of moral degradation, what with this record, the biggest hit movies and the sex and violence exploited on TV,” the letter read in part. “How can we stamp out this menace?” The FBI’s investigation also contained information from a teacher at Sarasota Junior High School who said students were passing around obscene lyrics to the song. The FBI even investigated whether the lyrics were being produced commercially in Sarasota and transporte...

Mandalay and other magical places published : 11 Apr 2021 at 04:00 4 Thanks to many readers who came up with their own memories in response to last weeks column about places that sounded quite magical as a kid. Mandalay and Kathmandu were definitely the front-runners at grabbing childrens imaginations in the old days. There is wealth of literature that made the city of Mandalay sound exotic, starting with Rudyard Kiplings poem Mandalay, from which came the expression "road to Mandalay". Geo...