Rockin’ Robin Roberts

ROCKIN’ ROBIN ROBERTS
 
 
Rockin’ Robin Roberts  (born Lawrence Fewell Roberts II; November 23, 1940 – December 22, 1967) was an American singer best known for his performances in the early 1960s with The Wailers, a rock and roll band based in Tacoma, Washington.  His best known record was the earliest cover version of Richard Berry’s “Louie Louie”, recorded in 1960 and released the following year.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
A lesser known version of “Louie Louie” was released in 1960 by Rockin’ Robin Roberts backed by the Wailers, a rock band from Tacoma, Washington that is often cited as being the first garage rock band in history. It was in this recording that the famous call was introduced: “Let’s give it to ’em, right now!” Neither of these recordings made the charts though.
 
(June 2016)