13 Facts About The Kingsmen

The Kingsmen are a 1960s rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

In total, the Kingsmen charted 13 singles from 1963 to 1968 and five consecutive albums from 1963 to 1966.

The Kingsmen began their collective career playing at fashion shows, Red Cross events, and supermarket promotions, generally avoiding rock songs on their setlist.

Ely convinced the Kingsmen to learn the song, which they played at dances to a great crowd response.

The Kingsmen were not proud of the recording and wanted to fix their mistakes, but Chase liked the energy and rawness and assured them that the demo version could be redone before a record was released.

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The Kingsmen then contracted with Jerry Dennon's Jerden Records to press a single.

The Kingsmen's resolution called for the creation of a new "Louie Louie County".

The Kingsmen received a gold record for "Louie Louie" as part of the settlement.

The Kingsmen worked for an advertising firm and hosted this is IT, a "bandstand-type" show for Portland television station KGW.

In 1983, the group successfully sued K-tel over the release of the 1982 60's Dance Party album because it featured a 1976 Jack Ely re-recording of "Louie Louie" billed as by "The Kingsmen" and displayed the text "These selections are rerecordings by the original artists" on the back cover.

In 1998, the Kingsmen were awarded ownership of all their early recordings, including "Louie Louie".

The Kingsmen were among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

Many other groups have used the name "The Kingsmen", including a gospel vocal group formed in 1956, and bands that were later renamed as Flamin' Groovies, The Gants and The Statler Brothers.