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Kingsmen guitarist Mike Mitchell, who made ‘Louie Louie’ a breakout hit, was playing guitar days before he died in Oregon
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
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International ‘Louie Louie’ Day is a thing, celebrated every April 11.
All this because of a sloppy, slurry version of the song produced in 1963 by a Portland group called the Kingsmen. The recording is driven by what The Guardian newspaper has deemed “the song’s ultra-primitive riff, which bludgeoned its way into your brain through endless repetition.”
Mike Mitchell, who died Friday at 77, is one of the men responsible for that riff, which helped propel the recording up the charts in 1963, lifting the 8-year-old, Richard Berry-penned ditty out of obscurity. That riff made Mitchell and the Kingsmen rock ‘n’ roll icons.
Mike Mitchell, guitarist on the Kingsmen’s Louie Louie, dies aged 77 Ben Beaumont-Thomas © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives
Mike Mitchell, who recorded one of the most famous guitar solos of all time for the Kingsmen’s Louie Louie, has died aged 77.
No cause of death was given. Kingsmen drummer Dick Peterson told Rolling Stone: “We are deeply saddened by Mike’s passing. He was the kindest and most generous man on the planet … Mike was a favourite for his comedic nature as well as his musicianship.”
Mitchell was the last remaining original member of the group, who formed in Portland, Oregon in 1959. Their cover version of the R&B song Louie Louie, released in 1963, reached No 2 in the US charts and became the definitive version.
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(L-R) Dick Peterson, Norm Sundholm, Lynn Easton, Barry Curtis and Mike Mitchell of the rock and roll band The Kingsmen pose for a portrait in circa 1965.
If you love Louie Louie, Mitchell is the reason.
Mike Mitchell, the guitarist who performed one of garage rock s most iconic solos on The Kingsmen s version of early rock classic Louie Louie, has died at 77. Mike Mitchell, our legendary guitarist and co-founder passed away on his birthday, April 16, 2021, wrote the band in a tribute. We are deeply saddened by Mike’s passing. He was the kindest and most generous man on the planet. Mike is irreplaceable and he will be greatly missed not only by us but the fans as well. Mike was a favorite for his kindness, comedic nature as well as his musicianship. He is survived by his children Samantha and Max.
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