The Kingsmen guitarist Mike Mitchell, who rose to fame with his band's '60s hit "Louie Louie," has died at the age of 77. Kingsmen drummer Dick Peterson confirmed the news to Rolling Stone in a ...

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Mike Mitchell, the guitarist who performed one of garage rock's most iconic solos on The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," has died at 77. By Gil Kaufman Mike Mitchell, the guitarist who performed one of ...

Calling the Kingsmen “one-hit wonders” isn’t precisely accurate, yet so undeniably true and so patently irrelevant as to render the term meaningless. A hit like “Louie Louie” has already bestowed such ...

Mike Mitchell, founding member of the influential ’60s rock band the Kingsmen, and guitarist on their hit single “Louie Louie,” has died. The band’s drummer Dick Peterson confirmed the news to Rolling ...

Mike Mitchell, co-founding guitarist of "Louie Louie" rockers the Kingsmen, died Friday at age 77. Dick Peterson, the band's drummer since 1963, confirmed Mitchell's death in a statement to Rolling ...