International “Louie Louie” Day – April 11th



“LOUIE LOUIE” BY THE NUMBERS

1,500+ - Documented recordings of “Louie Louie” with more released every year. Application has been made to the Guinness Book of World Records for recognition.

250 - Pages of material in the FBI's file on the song.

63 - Hours of 1983's "Maximum Louie Louie" marathon on KFJC in Los Altos, which broadcast 800 versions of the song.

57 - Rank in the top 100 songs of the last century, as selected by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America (ranked ahead of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (#62))

11 – Rank on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock 'n' Roll.

3 – Chords (A-D-Em) that captured the imagination of garage bands around the world when the Kingsmen released their version in 1963.

2 – Peak position reached in January 1964 by the Kingsmen’s version on the Billboard chart behind the Singing Nun’s “Dominique” (reportedly “Louie Louie” was held out of the top spot over concerns about “dirty” lyrics). The Kingsmen’s version reached #1 on the Cashbox chart.

1 - Rank on Mojo magazine's 2003 poll of the most essential singles of all time.

> For more information contact:

Clay Stabler

LLAMAS Director

c.stabler@

(904) 228-0997 or (904) 285-1880

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Louie Louie Advocacy &

Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS)

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