Louie Louie Singer Jack Ely Dies Aged 71

Jack Ely, the singer whose hit Louie Louie became one of the most famous songs of the 20th century and sparked an FBI investigation, has died aged 71. The former Kingsmen vocalist died at his home in Portland, Oregon, his son Sean Ely said. His band’s take on Louie Louie was released in 1963 and is widely considered the definitive version of the three-chord garage classic which has been covered hundreds of times by acts including Iggy Pop and The Clash. The record’s famously unintelligible