Richard Berry (born in Extension, Louisiana on 11 April 1935; died 23 Janua… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Berry (born in Extension, Louisiana on 11 April 1935; died 23 January 1997) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard "Louie Louie" (released in 1957 by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs).

Berry moved with his family to Los Angeles as a baby. He began singing and playing in local doo-wop groups, recording with several of them including The Penguins, The Cadets and The Chimes, before joining The Flairs (who also recorded as The Debonaires and The Flamingoes) in 1953.

The Flairs’ record "She Wants To Rock", on Modern Records, featured Berry’s bass vocals, and was an early production by Leiber and Stoller. When, a few months later, that pair needed a bass voice for their production of The Robins’ "Riot In Cell Block #9" on Spark Records, they recruited Berry to provide the menacing introduction to the song – uncredited, as he was contracted to Modern. Berry’s voice was also used at Modern, again uncredited, as the counterpoint to Etta James on her first record and big hit, "The Wallflower (Roll With Me, Henry)", and several of its less successful follow-ups. Berry also recorded with several other groups on the Modern and Flair labels, including The Crowns, and girl group The Dreamers (who later became The Blossoms).

By the end of 1954, he left the Flairs to form his own group, the Pharaohs (see Richard Berry & The Pharaohs), while also continuing to work with other groups as a singer and songwriter. One of these was a Latin and R&B group, Rick Rillera and The Rhythm Rockers. In 1955, Berry was inspired to write a new calypso-style song, "Louie Louie", based on The Rhythm Rockers version of René Touzet's "El Loco Cha Cha", and also influenced by Chuck Berry's "Havana Moon". Richard Berry & the Pharaohs recorded and released the song on Flip Records in 1957, originally as a B-side. It became a minor regional hit, and, when the group toured the Pacific Northwest, several local R&B bands began to adopt the song and established its popularity. "Louie Louie" finally became a major hit when The Kingsmen's raucous version – with little trace of its calypso-like origins other than in its lyrics - became a national and international hit in 1963. The nearly unintelligible (and innocuous) lyrics were widely misinterpreted as obscene, and the song was banned by radio stations and even investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The song has been recorded over 1,000 times, but, because Berry sold its copyright cheaply in 1959, he received little financial reward for its success for many years.

Berry continued to record in the late 1950s, but with little commercial success, and also continued as a performer. His other songs included "Crazy Lover", recorded on their 1987 debut album by the Rollins Band.

During the 1980s, "Louie Louie" received a number of unprecedented accolades, with hundreds of cover versions being issued on CD compilations and played on radio marathons. In 1986 and again in 1993, Berry finally received substantial financial benefits for writing the song. In February 1996, he performed for the final time, reuniting with The Pharaohs and The Dreamers for a benefit concert in Long Beach. However, his health declined, and he died of heart failure in 1997. He was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

Mad About You
Richard Berry Lyrics

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A.L.C.A. I know you mad real mad I know you mad real…
ACE WARRIOR Oh baby look, my guitar Is burning for you Get the money,…
Aitken Laurel Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Alphabeat Hearts go racing for you, Even if you don't want them…
Anita Baker A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
B.B. & The Blues Shacks When I'm on my own, I start thinking bout you When…
Bachelor Girl I know that you feel it Deep inside But you just won't…
Belinda I'm mad about you You're mad about me babe Couple of fools…
Big Bang Yeah The love I'm feeling (You know girl) Is just simply ama…

Bigbang (Gd: Yea) (Sr) The love I'm feeling (You know girl) Is just…
Bruce Ruffin I can feel a feeling deep insi-hi-hide A funny feeling that…
Carlisle Belinda I'm mad about you You're mad about me babe Couple of fools…
Chantal Kreviazuk Don't you want to get to know me well Don't lie…
Chorallaries of M.I.T. I've been hoping everyday that you would come my way My…
Cliff Richard & The Drifters I don't think about you no more bitch Enter the room…
Cliff Richard & The Shadows Every night you catch me every night thinkin' about you…
Clifford T. Ward This heart of mine is Breakin' in two, and It's all becaus…
Danelle Mad about you Mad about you Im mad, mad, mad, mad, mad…
Dolores Dolores When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
Elis Noa I think of you rethink of you why would I rethink of…
ER 一下紧一下松一放一收一抱即放手由亲昵到飘忽再亲我再拉我花园畅游芳心做一个皮球我给你搓也给你扭但一呼一…
Eric Clapton/Sting A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
Frank Sinatra Here am I, mad about you, mad about you I can't…
Frank Sinatra with Jeff Alexander & His Orchestra Mad about the boy I know it's stupid to be mad…
G-Nat!on 听过几过　爱有过风波再友好的最尾会变生疏这个跟她说过一生　最尾偏偏错过那个跟他爱过　到最尾竟出了错碰过几多　爱有…
George Dalaras A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
Ginger Williams The way I feel inside is so heavenly To know that…
Gordon Matthew Sumner A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
Graham BLVD Hey, hey, hey, hey Ooh woh Won't you come see about me? I'll…
Hooverphonic Feel the vibe Feel the terror Feel the pain It's driving me …
Hooverphonic (With Orchestra Live) Feel the vibe, Feel the terror, Feel the pain, It's driving …
J. T. Lauritsen She's like Bae, I can't get mad at you Cus I told…
J.W. Jones How about June and summer evenings With the skies, indigo bl…
Joey Yung 一下紧一下松一放一收一抱即放手由亲昵到飘忽再亲我再拉我花园畅游芳心做一个皮球我给你搓也给你扭但一呼一…
JW-Jones Mad about the boy I know it's stupid to be mad…
Keith & Ken I think about you I think about you ... I think about…
Koni Mad about you Mad about you Im mad, mad, mad, mad, mad…
L. Aitken Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
La-La Band Love when I'm down Shawty come pick me up And like a…
Lala Band Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the pain It's driving…
Laurel Aitken Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Laurel Aitken & House Of Rhythm Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Laurel Aitken & The Loafers Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Laurel Aitken/Loafers Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Lindsay McGuire And I'm okay I made the same mistakes I took the same…
M.I.R. Project I've been hoping everyday that you would come my way My…
McFly It's all about you (it's about you) It's all about you,…
Monica & Usher I'll make you talk about me I feel like I can…
One Vo1ce i've been hoping everyday that you would come my way my…
Petula Clark You have a way of seeing me Reaching out, touching me I…
Potato 5 and Laurel Aitken Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Sally and the Monkeys Dear summer love I can't forget your face Moon lit the sky T…
Sirens The hardest thing I'd ever do Is say goodbye and…
Slaughter Don't you know know know What you're doin'…
Son Little Mad About You" Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the…
Sting A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
Sting Branford Marsalis The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra & Steven I know you don't think about me It's very apparent But all…
Sting feat. Branford Marsalis The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Steven Mercurio A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
The Crime WITHOUT A BROKEN HEART, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO SING ABOUT!…
The Drifters I don't think about you no more bitch Enter the room…
The Skatalites & L. Aitken Baby I'm mad about you baby Oh Baby Baby baby…
Toto There's something I must say Something I must do I planned…
Ty Lorenzo (Okay) I might pray tonight You’re my holy ghost hard to…
Various Artists Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the pain It's driving…
Wyatt C. Louis Sweetie你話你受夠了你不會笑你忍夠了我態度太霸道似訓導去教導如爸爸教細路要你報到你要知道只因我要確保你屋…
Zucchero & Sting A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
Субтитра ver.2.0 She's gone, gone (ah) She's gone, gone (oh yeah) She's gone,…
♫Sting A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…
容祖兒一下紧一下松一放一收一抱即放手由亲昵到飘忽再亲我再拉我花园畅游芳心做一个皮球我给你搓也给你扭但一呼一…
Sting A stone's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Richard Berry:

A Love People making lists, buying special gifts Taking time to be …
At Last At last, my love has come along my lonely days are…
Have Love Will Travel Wow, Have love Whoa baby will travel Uh huh, uh huh, have…
Hey Henry You couldn't dance at all But now you're over ball The way…
Louie Louie Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Louie, Louie Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, oh, oh,…
The Wallflower (Hey Baby, What do I have to do,) (To make you…

Visiteur La première fois d'sa vie qu'un homme a le bonheur D'entrer…

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