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Richard Berry

Richard BerryBorn: 11-Apr-1935
Birthplace: Extension, LA
Died: 23-Jan-1997
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Louie, Louie

Wrote the infamous Louie, Louie, performed by The Kingsmen. Once the subject of an annual marathon by California college radio station KFJC, it is perhaps the most-covered song in in the history of rock music.

Mother: Bertha Harris
Daughter: Pamela Berry
Son: Richard Marcel Berry
Daughter: Stephani Berry
Daughter: Karen Berry
Daughter: Linda Berry
Daughter: Christy Berry

    High School: Jefferson High School, Los Angeles, CA

    Aneurysm heart (1994)



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