Jack Ely, the singer famous for his enthusiastic (if largely incomprehensible) vocal performance in the early-1960s rock hit “Louie Louie,” died Tuesday in Oregon. He was 71. Ely’s death was confirmed ...

WASHINGTON — It’s been called the ultimate party song, so it’s hard to imagine it was once the subject of an FBI investigation. Jack Ely, who died Tuesday at the age of 71, got “quite a kick” out of ...

Forty-six years ago today, a group of teenagers gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio to record a ridiculously simple anthem that would go on to become one of the most influential – and most ...

As probably should be expected, the Louie Louie Committee Committee’s guiding purpose seems easier to appreciate than fully understand. The compulsion to host a madcap array of Portland-area acts ...

The singer saw his hit covered at least 1,700 times. By The Associated Press Jack Ely - H 2015 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When he stood on his toes, leaned his head back and began to incoherently shout ...

A stabbing was reported near the 1300 block of Southwest 11th Avenue in Portland just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Corgis take over Seaside beach for fundraiser Hundreds of corgis and their owners took over ...

LOS ANGELES — Jack Ely, a former singer with garage band The Kingsmen whose largely slurred version of the song "Louie Louie" became a staple of rock radio, has died in Oregon at age 71, his son said.