In 1964, two teenagers from a small town in Indiana got upset with the obscene lyrics that they thought heard in a new rock ‘n roll song on the radio, and decided they wanted to do something about it. They both wrote a letter to the governor.
Will Higgins, an investigative reporter with the Indianapolis Star, dug a little deeper into this story, and tracked down these two teenagers whose letters to Governor Matthew Welsh inspired a serious attempt to stop the Kingsmen‘s recording of LOUIE LOUIE from being broadcast in Indiana.
It’s quite a story. Neither of these former teenagers are identified, and based on what i can tell, they may be content to remain anonymous.
Then again, who knows? Sometimes people do change their minds, and this is quite a unique narrative…
Check out this report, which turned out to Will Higgins’ last article for Indianapolis Star, as he recently chose to retire from that organization. You can follow him at Twitter.
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