{"id":7053,"date":"2015-06-29T12:42:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T19:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=7053"},"modified":"2015-06-29T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T19:42:17","slug":"portlands-louie-louie-sing-a-long-louie-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=7053","title":{"rendered":"Portland’s LOUIE LOUIE Sing-a-Long – LOUIE of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This sounds like a great event in Portland! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend it!<\/p>\n

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OregonLive.com<\/a> reported on this event:<\/p>\n

Thursday night rush hour in downtown Portland came with its own rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack at the corner of Southwest 4th Avenue and Southwest Jefferson Street. <\/p>\n

Hundreds gathered on the steps of Portland City Hall to belt out “Louie Louie” in unison to pay tribute to the hit song and help roll out a summer fundraising campaign. <\/p>\n

“Louie Louie” was written by Richard Berry<\/strong> in 1955, but it’s most known for the version recorded by Portland-based band, The Kingsmen<\/strong>, in 1963. Recorded in a studio at Southwest 13th Avenue and West Burnside Street, the song went on to be a classic and at one point, was even investigated by the FBI for alleged inappropriate lyrics. <\/p>\n

More than 50 years later, the surviving members of The Kingsmen, along with an adult marching band and an all-girls rock ‘n’ roll band lead what the group claims to be the “world’s largest Louie Louie sing-a-long.” There was even a specially-made “Bluie Louie doughnut” by Voodoo Doughnut for the cause.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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