# Kingsmen | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:58 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Kingsmen
- Visible lyric pages: 12

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `kingsmen`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:58 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-0ccb1c0f4bd2b266
- Visible lyric pages: 12
- Pages with stored lyric text: 12
- Video-backed song pages: 5
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 11240
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 27
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Louie Louie, Annie Fanny, Jolly Green Giant, Money, Oppressor, Wish You Were Here, Death Of An Angel, and Do You Love Me
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Kingsmen formed in Portland, Oregon in 1959 with six members: Lynn Easton on drums, Jack Ely on vocals, Bob Nordby on lead guitar, Mike Mitchell on rhythm guitar, Don Gallucci on bass, and Gary Abbott on saxophone. They were a working band playing local dances when they recorded their version of Richard Berry's rhythm and blues song "Louie Louie" in 1963. That recording of "Louie Louie" became something else...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Louie Louie — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/louie-louie
2. Annie Fanny — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/annie-fanny
3. Jolly Green Giant — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/jolly-green-giant
4. Money — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/money
5. Oppressor — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/oppressor
6. Wish You Were Here — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/wish-you-were-here
7. Death Of An Angel — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/death-of-an-angel
8. Do You Love Me — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/do-you-love-me
9. Killer Joe — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/killer-joe
10. Little Latin Lupe Lu — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/little-latin-lupe-lu
11. Rock And Roll — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/rock-and-roll
12. There Goes Lucy — https://lyroverse.com/kingsmen/there-goes-lucy