Richard Berry
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Biography
[Edit]If for no other reason than that he was the original writer and performer of "Louie Louie" (itself based on "El Loca Cha Cha" by Rene Touzet), Richard Berry holds a permanent place of honor in the history of rock & roll. Beyond that, though, Berry was an important, if secondary, figure of the early- and mid-'50s Los Angeles R&B scene. As a teenager with the Flairs and as a solo act, Berry recorded quite a few singles that demonstrated his versatility with ballads, novelty songs, and even Little Richard-styled numbers. His facility with deep-voiced comic material was a clear forerunner of the Coasters, and in fact he was the uncredited lead singer on Leiber & Stoller's "Riot in Cell Block #9," recorded by the Robins (later to mutate into the Coasters). He took another uncredited vocal as Ella James' deep-voiced sparring partner on "Roll With Me, Henry," one of the biggest R&B hits of the mid-'50s. Berry originally recorded "Louie Louie" in 1956; the record was a regional hit in several West Coast cities, but no more than that.
Berry's recording career petered out in the late '50s, though he remained an active performer. In the early '60s, several Northwest bands seized upon "Louie Louie" as cover material, scoring sizable regional hits; finally, in 1963 the Kingsmen broke the song nationally, reaching number two. In the decades since then, "Louie Louie" became one of the most oft-covered rock standards of all time; there probably exists well over 1,000 versions. The song was investigated by the FBI and inspired parades and campaigns to adopt it as the official song of the state of Washington. The original version ironically remains extremely difficult to find, appearing only on obscure compilations (the Berry version on Rhino's Louie Louie anthology is a re-recording). For Berry there was a happy ending — in the late '80s he regained the rights to his song that he had lost many years ago.
Title: Pioneers of Rhythm & Blues Volume 5 (feat. Shuggie Otis)
Artist: Richard Berry, Johnny Otis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Pioneers of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 5 (feat. Shuggie Otis)
Artist: Richard Berry, Johnny Otis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Tiddly Prom - Bert's Magical Musical Allotment
Artist: Richard Berry, Helen Woods, The Tiddly Prom Band
Genre: Classical
Title: Richard Berry Greatest Hits
Artist: Richard Berry
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Richard Berry - Vintage Cafè / Richard Berry - Vintage Cafe
Artist: Richard Berry
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Have Love, Will Travel - Single
Artist: Richard Berry
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Collections
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: A Night in Memphis - America's Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Soul Greatest Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Fifties Jukebox
Genre: Pop
Title: It's Rare Doo Wop Vol 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Banged Up - American Jailhouse Songs 1920s-1950s
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Doo Wop, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Fifties R&B Vocal Groups
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1959, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 African American R&B '50s Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Flip Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: Flip Hits!
Genre:
Title: Out for Kicks - Blues Trashed & Fuzzed
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1959, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rockin R&B Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rumba Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Global Techno Sessions, Vol. 4
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Heritage of the Blues 1956, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Flip Doo Wop Vol 2
Genre:
Title: West Coast Vocal Group Rariteies Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 5 Year Strong Vol.2
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: 6 Hours of the Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made
Genre: Blues
Title: Pop Rock Duets
Genre: Pop
Title: Archive Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gaz's Rockin' Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues Recordings Ever Made Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Shuggie Otis In Session - Great Rhythm and Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Doo-Wop Essentials Volume 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1959, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Best of the Blues: 50 Favorites (Digital Version)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Original Blues Kings
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of Van Morrison
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 19
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1960, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Heritage of The Blues 1956, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues from the Archives
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Doo Wop Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Happy Days Classics - '50s & Early '60s
Genre:
Title: Rudolphs Greatest Hits
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 18
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: A Taste of Honey
Genre: Pop
Title: 30 Rare Black Doo - Wop Sounds Vol. 33
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: ABC Of The Blues CD 02
Genre: Jazz
Title: Forever Mod (CD1)
Title: New Discgems From Warner Brothers (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Soul Explosion
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Tarantino Experience (CD5)
Title: Teenage Dreams - Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Further Adventures Of Mod Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul Jazz
Title: The Great Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Collection Vol. 33
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: Northern Soul All Nighter (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 135
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hardcore
Featuring albums
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Cole Slaw Club - The Big Rhythm & Blues Revue
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul