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Easton and Ely performed at local parties and events, and soon added Mike Mitchell on guitar and Bob Nordby on bass to round out the band. They called themselves the Kingsmen, taking the name from a recently disbanded group.
Esto llevó a Jack Ely y al bajista Bob Nordby a separarse del grupo. Ely, tiempo después, formó su propia banda llamada "Jack Ely & the Kingsmen". Don Gallucci se vio obligado a salir del grupo por su corta edad y después formó Don and the Goodtimes, que después se tranformaría en un grupo de corta vida llamado Touch.
The Kingsmen are a garage/frat rock group from Portland, Oregon. The band first got together in 1959. The original line-up was Jacky Ely (guitar/lead vocals), Lynn Easton (drums), Mike Mitchell (lead guitar), Bob Nordby (bass) and Don Galucci (piano).
By 1960, Mike Mitchell, on lead guitar, and Bob Nordby, on bass, had joined the band. Ken Chase, a local Top 40 radio personality and the owner of the Chase, a teen dance club in Milwaukie, took the group under his wing, and the Kingsmen became the club’s house band in 1961.
The Kingsmen. Rambunctious garage band that mixed R&B and rock and was responsible for the definitive version of "Louie, Louie." Read Full Biography.
The Kingsmen were formed in Portland, Oregon in 1957 with an original line-up that included Jack Ely (lead singer and guitar), Lynn Easton (drums), Mike Mitchell (lead guitar), Bob Nordby (bass), and Don Gallucci (piano).
The Kingsmen is a 1960s garage rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry 's "Louie Louie", which held the #2 spot on the Billboard charts for six weeks. The single has become an enduring classic.
