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Encyclopedia > Richard Berry

Richard Berry (April 11, 1935–January 23, 1997) was an American singer and songwriter. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...


He was born in Extension, Louisiana, and is best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard "Louie Louie". The song, which was inspired by René Touzet's "El Loco Cha Cha" and by Chuck Berry's "Havana Moon", was a regional hit when released on the American West Coast in 1956, and The Kingsmen's more raucous version became a national hit in 1963. Louie, Louie is a pop song written by Richard Berry in 1955. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and song writer. ... Featuring covers of Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry songs and performances by Booker T & the MGs, Willie Nelson, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and also Carlos father Jose singing Vereda Tropical — a song Carlos had first heard when his father was serenading his mother following an argument. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kingsmen were a rock band from Portland, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie, Louie. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...


The song has been recorded over 1,000 times. The nearly unintelligible (and innocuous) lyrics of The Kingsmen's version were widely misinterpreted as obscene, and the song was banned by radio stations and even investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Obscenity has several connotations. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the federal criminal investigative and intelligence agency, which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...


Richard Berry is also known as the voice of Henry on Etta James' "Roll with Me, Henry", as the narrator on The Robins' "Riot in Cell Block #9" and singer on the flip side "Framed". Etta James on the cover of one of her albums Etta James (b. ... The Coasters were an American doo wop and early rock and roll group, evolving from The Robins, a Los Angeles based doo wop group. ...


On his death in 1997, he was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. Inglewood Park Cemetery is located at 720 E. Florence Avenue in Inglewood, California. ... Location of Inglewood in California and Los Angeles County. ...


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  • Richard Berry biography - LouieLouie.net
  • http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/richardberry.txt
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NAME Berry, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Extension, Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1997
PLACE OF DEATH Inglewood, California

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