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R.I.P. Jack Ely of The Kingsmen 1943-2015

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jack Ely, whose slurred lead vocals on the Kingsmen’s Louie Louie will go down in history as slanderous for those with an imaginative mind, died on Tuesday at his home in Redmond, OR. He was 71.

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1965 Recording Of John Belushi’s Band The Ravens Gets Reissued

by Tim Cashmere

Back in the 60s, actor John Belushi was in a band called The Ravens whose music is finally going to see a wide release.

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