ArtistInfo

Richard Berry

voc, key, 1935-1997 US
Singer of Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Jasper Woods

Born: April 11, 1935, Extension, Louisiana, USA Died: January 23, 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA American R'n'B and vocal group singer, songwriter and musician. Recorded most actively in the 1950s and 1960s. He performed and recorded with many of the doo-wop bands based out of Fremont High School. Most notably he wrote and recorded the original 'Louie, Louie,' later performed by The Kingsmen. Once the subject of an annual marathon by California college radio station KFJC, it is the second the most-covered song in in the history of rock music. Married to Dorothy Berry.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Keyboards

Genres

• Rock
• R&B/Soul
• Blues
• Pop

Plays With