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The Flairs
The Flairs
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The Kingsmen
The Kingsmen
American rock band
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Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
3
Lee Maye
Lee Maye
American baseball player
4
Lou Monte
Lou Monte
American singer
5
Ronnie Bright
Ronnie Bright
American musician
6
Johnny Ace
Johnny Ace
American singer
7
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan
English traditional pop music singer (1928-1999)
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Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
9
Tommy Hunt
Tommy Hunt
American singer
10
Jo Jo Benson
Jo Jo Benson
American singer
11
Richie Barrett
Richie Barrett
American musician
12
Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
13
Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer
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Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
15
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
band
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Billy "The Kid" Emerson
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
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J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
19
The Fabulous Wailers
The Fabulous Wailers
band from Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
20
René Touzet
René Touzet
American bandleader
21
The Valentines
The Valentines
American doo-wop group
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The Cookies
The Cookies
American R&B girl group
23
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
24
Billy Wright
Billy Wright
American singer
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Billy May
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Revere and the Raiders
American band
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Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Dave Berry
Dave Berry
musician
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter

Richard Berry

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American singer-songwriter

Richard Berry, Jr. (April 11, 1935 – January 23, 1997) 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.

He is best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard "Louie Louie". The song became a hit for The Kingsmen and others, and it is 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 the same year, he wrote and released "Have Love, Will Travel", which has been recorded by many other artists.