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Richard Berry

American singer-songwriter (1935–1997)

Richard Berry Jr. was an 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.

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Richard Berry

what: one person
from: Extension
born: 1935
until: 1997
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Richard Berry

real name: Richard Berry

labels: Modern Records, Flair Records

genres: rhythm and blues

plays: voice

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Early life

Berry was born in Extension, south of Monroe, Louisiana, and moved with his family to Los Angeles as a baby. As a child, he suffered a hip injury and had to walk on crutches until he was six. His first instrument was the ukulele, which he learned when attending a summer camp for crippled children.

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Musical career

Berry began singing and playing in local doo-wop groups, recording with a number of them including the Penguins, the Cadets, the Chimes, the Crowns, the Five Hearts, the Hunters, the Rams, the Whips, and the Dreamers, an otherwise all-female quartet from Fremont High. He then joined the Flairs (who also recorded as the Debonaires and the Flamingoes) in 1953.

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Musical legacy

"Louie Louie" is the most recorded rock song of all time, and in 2003 was ranked at No. 54 on Rolling Stone magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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Born: April 11, 1935, Extension, Louisiana, USA Died: January 23, 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA American R'n'B and vocal group singer, songwriter and musician. Recorded most actively in the 1950s and 1960s. He performed and recorded with many of the doo-wop bands based out of Fremont High School. Most notably he wrote and recorded the original 'Louie, Louie,' later performed by The Kingsmen. Once the subject of an annual marathon by California college radio station KFJC, it is the second the most-covered song in in the history of rock music. The Northwest has a long rock and and roll history. Maybe you remember Nirvana and Soundgarden, perhaps you even recall the Wilson sisters and Heart. But way before them there was something called the Northwest Sound featuring bands like The Wailers, The Kingsmen, The Frantics, Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Sonics. In 1962, while the rest of the country was listening to a host of teen idols, knock-offs on the twist craze, and some pretty good R & B, the Northwest was bathing in the glow of “Louie, Louie.” “Louie, Louie” was a staple of the Northwest dance circuit. It was covered by every band worth a salt. It’s what the kids Also known as: B. Berry, Barry, Bengy, Berri, Berry From Discogs (free to use). Their entry