† Remembering - JAN 24 1997 – Richard Berry, American - TopicsExpress



          

† Remembering - JAN 24 1997 – Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (The Flairs) (b. 1935) Richard Berry (April 11, 1935 – January 23, 1997) was an African-American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins. He is best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard Louie Louie. The song went on to be a hit for The Kingsmen, becoming one of the most recorded songs of all time; however, Berry received little financial benefit for writing it until the 1980s, having signed away his rights to the song in 1959. In February 1996, Berry performed for the final time, reuniting with the Pharaohs and the Dreamers for a benefit concert in Long Beach, California. His health declined shortly after this, and he died of heart failure in 1997. https://youtube/watch?v=z-2CKsaq5r8
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