'Louie Louie' Lead Singer Dies -- Dead at 71
'Louie Louie' Singer Dead at 71
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Jack Ely, the lead singer of the group the Kingsmen which recorded the hit "Louie Louie" -- a song that prompted an FBI investigation -- has died.
Ely's controversial song was a monster hit in 1963. He almost slurred some of the words, making them very difficult to understand and subject to considerable interpretation.
The FBI launched a probe to determine if some of the lyrics were obscene. Many junior high school students were buzzing that one of the lyrics included the phrase, "f*** you girl, oh, all the way," and "I felt a boner in her hair."
He ws 71.
RIP
