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Transmitted herewith are the following items for examinationby he FBI Laboratory: '

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hyriis of "Louie Louie" as published by Limax Music.i Ca; _

Record "Louie Louie" under obscene cover!.

-fkeported obscene lyrics for "Louie Louie." Under yoLip: IF ggscene cover!. ~ r �

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e determined that this record is xi!� , 'popular, is a best seller in the area, and is played by the local� Q�radio stations.� He said the record is a calypso-type song, and the� .words are hard to recognize. However, with a copy of the obscene w- ~_to refer to, it sounds like the lyrics are identical with the Ienclosed obscene lyrics. ,

ism *Radio Station WKXY, furnished what Limax Music Company claims to ;u4De the actual l rics of the song, w ich is nclosure #1 , However,id the lyric¬iZf e ong do not seem to be the J

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FEB �I 1954l�n Robert F. Kennedy . CR�w��Al.H,b��n9§Attorney General USAWashington,~ D.C.

Dear Mr. Kennedy: »

who do you turn to when your'teen age daughter buys andbrings home oornozranhic or obscene materials being soldalong with objects directed and aimed at the �teen agemarket?in every City, village and Record shop in thisNation � ~ - -

My daughter brought home a record of "LOUIE LOUIE" andI, after reading that the record had been banned from 'being olayed on the air because it was obscene, proceededto try to decipher the Jumble of words,The lyrics are so filthy that I can-not enclose them inthis letter. _

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This record is on WIND label 4 143-A recorded byKINGSMEN "a gwrdgggjrodpgtion by Ke ehase and_gg;;3

ennon" and t re is an address 1650 a 0 Way New York, N.Y5 IA �__,--Qua __

'1929292J would like to see these peoble, The "artists", the Recordcompany and the nromoters orosecuted to the full extent ofthe law. '

IWe all know there is obscene materials available for thosewho seek it, but when they start sneaking_in this materialin the guise of the latest �teen age rock & roll hit recordthese morons have gone too far. .

This land of ours is headed for an extreme state of moraldegradation what with this record, the biggest hit moviesand the sex and violence exnloited on T.V.

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Bncloeed herewith tor intormtion oi Indianapolisand Tampa are two copies each oi a eel!-explanatory letterreceived at the Bureau iron the De artaent wherein they

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on l/30/64 indicating that he had exanined a phonographrecord that had been purchased by his daughter entitled," Louie" and Iound sane to be obscene. Two copies oi-

letter to the Department are also enclosed torin orna on. '

'l'he Departaent has requested that they be adqispdoi results of currefnt investigation being conducted inIl ' � ' co d w s reported as being obsceneb m-mu. rlomn.

" h o rd �Louie Louie�Tanpa case entitle Uneub; Phonograp Be oDistributed by Lina: _Iuaio, IYC, l1'Ol." _ '

Indianapolis at_and obtain any eviindicate the record "Louie Louie" to obscene and thereafterpresent facts to local USA. to determine it he would entertainprosecution or violation of the ITO! Itatute.

Taapa expedite investigation at Sarasota, Ilorida,concerning the record 'fLouie' Louie" and aake extra eopy

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of your report available to Bureau for dissemination to theDepartment. I i 1 ior n ormat on of Indianapolis, th Department£1; recentl received a co oi the record "houielouie" tron ,- h a request that

� t be rev eve to deteraine eas or an obscene nature. A' The Department advised that they were unable to interpret any

oi the wording in the reord and, therefore, could not sakeany decision concerning th aatter and were so advising the -individual who sde the record available to then tor revies.

Ior further information, an UPI release dated 2/12/64- indicated that the �Government had dropped investigations it had

been conducting into complaints that a popular rock-and-rodlrecord has obscene lyrics. "

"The complaints charged that the record "Louie Louie,"as recorded on the Iane Label by the lingsmen, had oi!-colorlyrics ehich could be detected Ihen the 45 r.p.s. platter wasplayed at 88-1/3 r.p.s. � 5, - -

Investigations ct th record were started by the_ federal Communications Commission ICC!, the Post Oitice and

Justice Departments after complaints eere received tron abouta halt dozen persons, including Indiana Governor Iatthev I. Ielsh

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�D - H ent in rheceipt�ofu letter "lion _ 'b1C� complaining that record "Louie Louie" b d

loca 1y and believed to be obscene. Department desiresY1! interviewed to verify that record lyrics are obscene. Depar men

- also requested that they be advised of results oi investigationein conduc ffice regarding similar record where

Sarasota, Florida turned overco recor o oca au or ties with obscene lyrics for same.Investigation being conducted by Tampa and Indianapolis Officesto determine if ITOM violation exists. - -

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could not be de�nitely determined in the laboratory examination,it could not be determined Ihether Q1 to an obscene record. » .

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s Enclosed for the Bureau, under obscene cover, one wand , _"_{;;;~'; cl record entitled "LOUIE LOUIE, "and one sheet typed lyrics � �! //92 I

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Louie Louie Richard Berry!, 3 The Kingsmen

A Jerden Production by KEN CHASE and JERRY DENNON._

4-4 -4. -Record was publicly displayed, was routinely priced,

and was not suspected of being obscene when purchased.

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Sometime after buying the record, Pheard from various acquaintances the record ha obscenelyrics if the "LOUIE LOUIE" side were played at a speed

normal A5 rpm. About 1/29/64,typed sheet of lyrics which

of 33 l/3 inste thea coworker gavea�awere allegedly = ranscribed from the record when payedin this manner, and which appear obscene.

She said the record was widely played in thearea and was once ranked first on the WLS Radio Chicago! £372!record survey.

She said she hyed the record in the mannerdescribed above and the lyrics seem to follow veryclosely to the words on the typewritten sheet. Shesaid the typed page was a transcription by some unknownperson in Crbwn Pointgarea and was not furnished with therecord.

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at 33 l/3 rpm instead oftranslation enclosed for

requested to examine enclosedobscene character when playedH5 rpm. Typed allegedassistance.

Although complete release obtained, recordshould not be destroyed until final opinion of the USAis obtained. I

On 3/24/6N, AUSA LESTER R. IRVIN, NDI, Hammond,Indiana, advised facts to date indicate possible violationSection lU65, Title 18¢ if records lyrics are obscene,and he would consider prosecution whenever that determinationis made.

Furnish Indianapolis results of examination intoobscene character of this record so AUSA IRVIN may beadvised.

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lyrics for a popular phonograph record are being freelydistributed among the students of his school.

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Chis department determined that a phonograph record, recordedby the Kingsmen, and distributed by Limax Music Company,New York City, New York, is presently very popular amonglocal students. He said one side of this record, which is

. recorded at a speed of 45 revolutions per minute, is entitled,"Louie Louie." He said this is a calypso type song andmost of the words are very hard to recognize. In fact, itis impossible to identify some of the words in this songlistening to the record normally. � _

rasota Junior High School, furnished himw tten copy of what is he l ricsfor the "Louie Louie" record.

he found the lyrics at the Junior High c oo an a de-� termined that many of the students have copies of these '

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Lyrics of "Louie Louie" as published by Limax Music.

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Wand _rgcg;_d by Kingsmen entitl -mME_,purchased Crown Point, Indiana, alleged to haveobscene lyrics. FBI Laboratory unable to determinewords of lyrics, and cannot determine it to be

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She said the reord was widely played is the areaand was once ranked first on the ILS ladie Chicago! IecodSurvey.

Ibo said she played the record in the sanner described. above and the lyrics- seesed to tollow very closely the words on

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- On March 27, 196M; the record and typenritten sheet oflyrics was forwarded to the FBI Laboratory for examination.

-. On April 17, 1964; the FBI Laboratory advised the recordwas played at various speeds but none of the speeds assisted indetermining the words of the song on the record. , » , ~

On May 13, 19611, Assistant United states �AttorneyLESTER R. IRVIN advised he would decline prosecution in thiscase since the FBI Laboratory is unable to determine thisrecord is obscene.

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. For the information of the FBI Laboratory and tNew York Office, AUSA ROBERT J. GRACE, EDI, 839 FederalBuilding, Detroit, Iichigan, on 3/30/65, contacted boththe Detroit FBI Office and the Federal CommuntntionsCommission, located in the Federal Building, Detroit, re¢;garding a 45 r.p.n,,record entitled "Louie Louie" RICHARD '

recording with the address of 1650 Broadway, New York,New York. The one side of this record contains the song"Louie Iouie'1,and the other side of the record "Haunted'Cast1e"__ l,!}{�T§_i�iSTON! and both are sung by the "Kingsmen"."Louie Louie" is �nT1'in�5'ered 143-A 50083 and "Haunted Cas e"is nu ered 143-B 50084 Both recordings are 1 sted as ,5," bein$m%rdenProduction by KKN74�_lASE and JER§'$EN'NON. U,/J

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nature. The Department advised that they vore unable tointerpret any of the Iordihg in the record and, therotore,could not mke a decision concerning the setter.

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Three additional copies of the phonograph recorddescribed above as speeinen Q3 have been subaitted to theLaboratory. Ql�aof the previous records was submitted bythe Tampa Ottice with a letter dated 3/l1/64 and captioned

I "UlI8U'B; Phonograph Record �Louie Louie� Distributed ByLimax Imsic, NYC; I108�; one record was submitted by tlmSan Diego Office with a letter dated 3/l7/64 and captioned"IAND, 1650 Broadway, Iew York, IQI York; HUI"; and one oithe previous records was submitted by the IndianapolisOttice with a letter dated 8/27/64 and captioned "UISUB; , ..Phonograph Record Recorded By the Iingsnen tntitled�Louie Louie�; ROI."-

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One copy oi this report is being furnished for theinformation of the New York O£tice'inasmuch as that officehas conducted investigation and may be requested to conductadditional investigation at a later date.

One copy of this report is being furnished theFederal Communications Commission, 1029 Federal Building,Detroit, Iichigan, inasmuch as this recording of the song,"Louie Louie" was played over local radio stations in theDetroit area, and the Federal Communications Commissionauthorities had received a complaint regarding this recording

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Swwww USA's Office, IDM, Federal Building, Detroit,Mich., advised receiving complaints concerningrecording "Louie Louie", sung by the "Kingsmen".Clains were made to AUSA's Office, and SAC Office,Detroit, that obscene language was contained in

his recording. The record was produced by the//� :and Management Corporation, NYC ,NY. FBI' �Iiboratory, Iashington, D:�CT,'Tdvised it was

not possible to determine whether this recordingis obscene. Complainants advised that when thisrecord is played on 33 r.P.n. some teenagersclaim they detect obscene language. AUSA ROBERTJ. GRACE, EDM, Federal Building, Detroit, Mich.,;advised he is awaiting opinion from Departmentof Justice, Iashington, D. C., regarding whataction should be taken in regard to this recording.

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call from �Fuhrmann Junior High School,Warren, Iichigan, advising him that a recording known"Loui " tains obscene language. According r¢�§?!92F1 g advised that this is a 45 r.p.n. - "recor ng, bein a ed on local troit area radio*�stations. indicatedto Ir. F1 t a v en e ay as a 45 r.p.n. 'it is unintelligible, however, when played at the speed of33 r.p.n e lan age in the record is clear and undoubtedlyobscene. advised Ir. FINN that the recording isbeing playe as r.p.n. by local disc Jockeys, butyoungsters are playing the recording on a 33 r.p.m. speedso that they can discern the alleged obscehe language inthis recording.

On larch 30, 1965, AUSA ROBERT J. GRACE, EasternDistrict of Iichigan, 839 Federal Building,also contactedthe Detroit Office of the FBI, and the Federal CommunicationsCommission, 1029 Federal Building, Detroit, Iichigan, regardingthe record entitled "Louie Louie", sung by the "Kingsmen".

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30, at Ir. iceconcerning the recording.

stated that they ma therecord Ii t en and claimed that this record is a 45 r.p.I.recording of the song, "Louie Louie". They stated that thisrecord has become very popular over the radio stations whichcater to the teenage "rock and roll� fans in the greaterDetroit area, and is considered to be "a best seller".

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They stated that when this record is played on 33 r.p.m.speed, obscene and suggestive words can be interpreted inthis song. They made available a copy of the words to thissong as they interpreted the song after listening to itplayed numerous times on the 33 r.p.n. speed. Ihen thisrecord was played in the Office of AUSA GRACE on larch 30,1965, the aforementioned individuals listened to it beingpla ed numerous times both 45 dy on a r .n. spee and a 33r.p.m. speed. Ir. GRACE and édvisw they werenot able to discern any of the o cene language and foundthe record played on both speeds as being quite unintelligible.

an larch 31. 1965. 9John C. Fuhrmann Junior High chool, 5155 14 Iile Road,Warren, Michigan, telephonically contacted the Detroit FBIOffice to advise that he had found a sheet of paper on astudent at this school which contained obscene words to thesong, "Louie Louie". He stated he questioned the studentand the student told his that this is a popular song, and whenplayed on a 33 r.p.n. speed, the obscene and suggestive wadscan be fairly interpreted in the song "Louie Louie". Hestated that he found out that nany teenagers in the Iarren,Michigan area are buying this record and playing it on the33 r.p.m. speed.

Hr. GRACE advised on larch 30, 1965,contacted the Dearborn, Iichigan Radio Stationcaters to teenagers and plays nostly "rock andThe station manager advised Ir. GRACE he would

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the record company in Iev York Cty to obtain the lyrics to"Loui Lou " io Station IKNR received a telegramfrom epter Records, New York City, NewYork, g v ng the correct copyrighted lyrics to "Loui§_Loui§fand they are as follows:

"LOUIS LOUIS OH YEA AIAY IE GO AYEA YEA YEA YEA YEA LOUIS LOUIS OH BABY AIAY FINE LITTLESHE IAITS FOR IE I! CATCH THE SHIP ACROSS TH SHIP SEA ISAILED THE SHIP ALL ALONE I NEVER THINK ILL IAKE IT HOIBIDUIS IDUIS AIAY IE GO THREE NIGHTS AND DAYS IE SAIL THESEA IE THINK OF GIRL CONSTANTLY ON THE SHIP DREAM SHETHERE I SHELL THE BOSE IN HER HAIR IOUIS LOUIS OH BABYAIAY IE GO IE SEE JAIAICA IOON ABOVE IT IONT BE LONG IESEE EB LOVE IE TAKE HR IN ARES AND THN I TELL HEB INEVER LEAVE AGAIN LOUIS IDUIS OH YEA AIAY IE GO"

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available to the Detroit FBI Office is a 45 r.p.m. recordingentitled, "Louie Louie", RICHARD BERRY!, sung by th�K1ngSmen". This is a Iand recording labeled 143-A Q

50083;on the other side of the record is a recording entitled,"Haunted Castle" LYNN BASTON!, sung by the "Kingsmen",labeled 143-B 50084. The address on the record for the

land Management Corporation is 1650 Broadway, New York, ~New York. �The songs "Louie Louie" and "Haunted Castle" areboth sung by the "Kingsmen"._ Both recordings are listed asbeing a Jerden Production by KEN CHASE and JERRY DENNON.

The Detroit FBI Office submittedtthe record tothe FBI Laboratory, Iashington, D. C.. The FBI Laboratoryin a communication to the Detroit FBI dated lay 17, 1965,advised that three additional copies of the phonograph recordhave been submitted to the Laboratory. One of therecords was submitted by the Tampa FBI Office, andrecording was distributed by Linax Iusic, New YorkNew York. Another record was subitted by the SanOffice, produced by Iand, 1650 Broadway, New York,The third record was submitted by the Indianapolis

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Office, which was recorded by the "Kingsmen" entitled"Louie Louie".

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to determine whether the recording is obscene.

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definitelydetermined in the Laboratory examination, it was not possible

datedlay 26 9 ice that on lay l9,1965, land ManagementCorpora ion, Iest 54th Street, New York City, New York,made available to the New York Office one 45 r.p.n. recordingentitled "Louie Louie", RICHARD BERRY!, sung by the"Kingsnen�, Iand recording 143-A 50083; reverse side "Haunted

recordingCastle" LYNN BASTON! sung by the "Kingsmen", Iand143-B 50084.

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1. The tords to the song "Louie Louie�.

A letter to the President of Iand lecords§~ 1;: 20 dated February 13, 1964, from the federal

Communications Commission, Iashington, D. C.,concerning complaints received by the FederalCommunications Commission concerning the broad-casting oi the record "Louie Louie�.-

s. _- A letter from toFederal Communications Commission, Iashington, D. C.,dated February 14 1964 setting forth thecomplete background concerning the production ofthe record "Louie Louie".

4. A letter from the National Association ofBroadcasters Code Authority, Iashington, D. C.,dated January 28, 1964, concerning the broad-casting of the record "Louie Louie�.

K MD e Federal CommunicationsCommission, ashington, D. C., subsequently granted a clearanceto the record "Louie Louie". She explained that for approxi-mately two years her company has been receiving unfounded Lcomplaints concerning the recording "Louie Louie�. Sheadvised that to the best of her knowledge, the troubb was

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"The staff has conducted an inquiry into these com-plaints. Before terminating its inquiry the Commission wouldappreciate receiving, as promptly as possible, your commentson this matter, including any information in your possessionwhich might throw light upon either the source or the validityof allegations that the lyrics as sung by the Kingsmen were inany way obscene. Ie also should appreciate Your comment onwhether, even though unobjectionable lyrics,were used in re-cording the song, there was improper motivation on the part ofthe singers or anyone associated with the production of therecord in making the recorded lyrics so unintelligible as togive rise to reports that they were obscene.

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"Scepter Music I this master finished re-cording! from Craig Corporation - 1021East Pine Street, Sea t e, ashington. Ie understand thatthese five young male performers are students at the_ , l� ;University of Iashington, information concerning them is 'available from C The Publisher or the so � o

uld be responsible for the lyrics is Lima: Iusic, .B 6l_8 Bidgely Drive, Los Angeles, California. _;."All the people connected with the making and the sales ofthis record are highly reputable business people who are . Aas vitally concerned with this matter as you are and wish Yto bring to justice anyone connected with the disseminationof libelous information. ' � '

I will appreciate your comparing the enclosed record withany record you may have received, This is the only recordwe have distributed for sale, and our sale figures do notindicate any infringement by any outside source.

"Our record was made from a two track recording. Ie willbe happy to play the vocal track for any of your representa-tives who would call on us, and this should clear any mis-understanding as to the lyrics on our record. They will findthem to be exactly as on the enclosed lyric sheet.

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On June ll, 1965, AUSA GRACE, Eastern District ofMichigan, Federal Bulding, Detro�; stated he would deferhis prosecutive opinion in this case regarding the recording"Louie Louie" until he receives an opinion in this case fromthe United States Department of Justice, Iashington, D. C.

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Assistant United States Attorney GRACE was advisedof the investigation conducted by the New York Office containedin referenced New York letter to Detroit.

For the informatio e� 1 v' l ' 1° I92692� Y.rk letter disclosed thatWand Management Corporation, 54 West 54th Street, ew York,New York, made available words to the song called "LouieLouie" and 2 letter to the'President of Wand Records dated2/13/64, from the Federal Communications Commission, Washington,D.C., concerning complaints received by the Federal CommuniqationsCommission concerningdthe broadcasting of the record "LouieLouie", '

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Having admired your work and your life for so many years, it is with trepi-dation that I write to you. But being a mother and a teacher, I have beendisturbed by the alarming increase in pornography and abjectly implore youradvice.

As a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, dedicated in thefight against pornography, this is how we --specifically the Flint JuniorWoman's Club --became involved in a war of legal semantics. it all beganthis winter when a group of vocalists called the �Kingsmen" appeared at alocal hall. They plugged their million dollar record§D"Louie, Louie."_ ina matter of weeks the record was selling like hot cakes and rising on the"Top #0 Show.� He became aware of the dual set of lyrics and that withouta doubt, someone had masterminded an �auditory illusion.� Our prosecutingattorney with who we consulted said, in his opinion, there was nothing_legally that can be done since he believed you cannot prove which set of"lyrics they are singing. This Seemed rather irrelevant since they were,capitalizing on its obscenity, and when every teenager in the county "heard"the obscene not the copywritten lyric. "

Our attempts to have something don¬'about the record were met with frustra-tion. But that is all prologue. He realize the damage is done and the__"Louie, Louie" purveyors are getting away with setting a new precedenceq AThat along with the movies, the magazines, the paperbacks -- our kids willnow be hit with a fourth front -- records.

Detroit, and he informed us that your bureau was investigating the recordin question. He wasn't too explicit, however. Can you tell us what isbeing done? !hat can we do to help? Hr. Hoover, do you think more of

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In Hr. Gubow's answer to us, he stated that in order for matter to bedeclared obscene, it must be �objectively obscene." I am confused. Howcan anything be objectively obscene? Obscenity is not indifferent -- buthas definite goals. it is not impersonal and unemotional -- how can itpossibly be? By it;,very nature, obscenity ls SUBJECTIVE.

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Vhat are the ground rules in this ridiculous legal game that benefits the 'pornographers? When does obscenity become pornography? And pornography --perversion?

He do not conclude that curtailment of Freedom of the Press or that stronglegislation is the only alternative. But how do you begin to reverse thistrend? Can it ever be done? ls the Miller Bill S.l73 a good one? ls itworth petitioning for? A

Our club would like to do something positive. Do you think a questionnaireto high school students would be of value? Finding out what a cross-sectionof students reads - buys - thinks about the flood of obscene materials? Doyou think such answers could be valuable or would it be superfluous? If youdo think it has some merit, would you be willing to help us to construct sucha questionnaire? Q

Perhaps I have asked all too many impertinent questions, but they are as agenuine as is our concern at the alarming rise in venereal disease, perver- 4sion, promiscuity and illegitimate births in the teen groups. ls there a .correlation to the alarming rise in the access to obscene materials by this Isame group?

Please, Hr. Hoover, let us know if and when we should take what course ofaction. We would appreciate any help and information you can give us.

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If Prefnses to release the vocal trackspecimen, the ents should seek her agreement to perait then Vto make a recording of it or, at least, to listen to it themselvesreporting what they perceive. " '

2. Attempt to locate the singing team, "the Kingsnen",and interview regarding lyrics they recorded in song "Louie Louie_"

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� One copy of this report is being furnished the FederalCommunications Commission, 1029 Federal Building, Detroit, lichiganinasmuch as this recording of the song "Louie Louie" was playedover local radio stations in the Detroit area, and the FederalCommunications Commission FCC! authorities at Detroit had receiveda complaint regarding this record.

For the information of all offices conducting investi-gation in this case, according to the letter received by theUnited States Attorney's Office iron the Office of the AssistantAttorney General, Iashington, D.C., the following course ofaction was recommended by the Office of the Assistant AttorneyGeneral:

Tints: request of the Office of the Assistant AttorneyGeneral is basically intended to accomplish a definitive investi-gation on which the Department of Justice can satisfactorily closethis case and neet anticipated coaplaints and inquiries. -This .perspective will change if these leads set out above! indicate��'a basis to consider prosechtion. The Department of Justicerecoaended aaxiaun discreetness should be exercised by FBIinvestigators both to nininize any appearances of an intendedfull-scale criminal action and to avoid any public notoriety orattention as to the perforners and their related businesses.

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On July 12, 1965, Assistant United States Attorney ABBA!ROBERT J. GRACE, Eastern District of Iichigan, 839 Federal Building,Detroit, Iichigan, advised that the United States Department ofJustice, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Criainal Division,Iashington, D.C., requested the United Btates Attorney's Office,Eastern District of Iichigan, to conduct additional investigation.

Ir. GRACE advised that his office received a letterdated July 2, 1965, tron FRED I. VIISGI, JB.,,Assistant AttorneyGeneral, Criainal Division, United States Departaent of Justice,Iashington, D.C., which disclosed the following:

After a study of investigation conducted by the DetroitFederal Bureau of Investigation FBI! Office regarding the record-ing "Louie Louie" by "The Ringsnen", that additional investigationshould be conducted in order to bring the case to a logical con-c us on.

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- Also, more congressional inquiries are likely and other'United States Attorneys� Offices may become involved in the complaints.

The Office of the 1Division, recomended that /1]Iand Ianagenent Corporation, 254 Iest 54th Street, ew or , ew 'York, be reinterviewed to ascertain if she will make available b7KYthe vocal track recording of the land record to the FBI for referralto the FBI Laboratory for examination in comparison with the finished 1770recording. The purpose of doing this is to confirm that the vocal �'track recording is consistent Iith the vocal sounds of the finishedproduct.

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on July 12, 1965, AUSA Grace requested the Detroit rs:Office that after additional investigation has been conducted, thathis office be advised accordingly so that the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, Iashington, D.C., can be fully apprisedof the facts in this case to effect a prosecutive opinion.

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Thank you so much for your reply to_my letter of June I8.

After reading your two enclosed publications "Combating Merchants of'Filth," and "Poison For Our Youth"!, l feel more enlightened. Thefrustratlons.which you must encounter daily, make the ones which wehave met seem rudimentary. If it ls possible, may we have fifty eachof the aforementioned publications for distribution to the members of

our club? _ 0 upGetting back to our mutual friend - �Louie 'Louie," I can realize thatyou are unable to comment on your current inves?T§5Yions. But daunt-less we are, and we now have in our possession a recording that wasmade directly from the Hand release of the Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie."The #5 RPM "Louie" was played at 78 RPM, taped at twice the regular .speed and then slowed down so that it now plays somewhere between #5and 33% RPM. At this speed the 6bscene articulation is clearer.

The second part of our tape was made from the Kingsmen's recent per- isonal appearance on �Shlndlg" on Nationwide TV on June 23, 1965, whenthey sang "Louie, Louie" -- the copywritten lyric -- intelligibly.The comparison is quite.interesting since by no stretch of the imagi-nation is the obscene lyric audible.

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ALL desire. I regret, however, that budgetary limitations precludeiurnishing the number for which you asked. _

, tionnaire, I have always refrained, as a matter of long-standingpolicy, from commenting as you suggested. I regret I cannot beof help in this instance but trust you understand.

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They stated that they had the above-mentionedrecord with then and that this record is a 45 r.p.n. re-cording of the song "Louie Louie". They stated that thisrecord has become very popular over the radio stationswhich cater to the teenage'rockin roll" tans in the greaterDetroit area and is considered to be "a best seller". Theystated that when this record "Louie Louie"! is played .on 33 r.p.m. speed, obscene and suggestive words can beinterpreted in this song. They made available a copy ofthe vords to this song as they interpreted_the song afterlistening toit played nuherous times on.th9 33 r.p.n. speed.

ugh on 3/31/65aJohn C. Fuhrnann Junior H gh School, 515 4 Iile Road,Warren,,lichiggp, telephonicaly contacted the Detroit FBI,Office to a3vis¬'that he had found a sheet of paper on a;student at this school which contained obscene Iords to,�the song "Louie Louie". He stated he questioned the studentand the student told hin that this is a popular song andwhen played on a 33 r.p.n. speed, the obscene and suggestivewords cah be fairly interpreted in the song "Louie Louie".

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Mr. GRACE on 3/30/65, contacted Dearborn, Michigan,Radio Station WKNR whic een s and plays mostly"rockin ro11" records. stated he would

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The FBI Laboratory is requested to examine thisrecord in a effort to discern any obscene words and suggestiveovertones that may be contained in this recording when playedon 33 r.p.m. speed. It is noted that when this record wasplayed in the Assistant United States Attorney's Office oh3/30/65, it was difficult to get all the words in this song.

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UNKNOWN SUBJECT;45 r.p.m. Recording"Louie Louie"

POSSIBLE INTERSTATEOBSCENE MATTER

FBI Lab. determined,on 9/16/65, that a tape made�Lo i i "u e Lou e , supplied by

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Jerden Music, Inc.,furnished informationregarding the history of recordings of "Louie Louie" andadv ent controversial 45 r p m re

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the record defi ot obscene3 Limax Iusic w. pub1ished oversion of "Louie Louie", in 195 , and presentlyroyalties from recording made by "The Kingsmen 'furnished original lyrics submitted for copywri3/22/57, and noted they are definitely not obscene and

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By communication dated August 23, 1965, the New Yorkoffice advised as follows:

on August 23. 19¢-r~5._§and ¥anagenentWCorporation, New York_Qit{, decline to ma eavailable to the Federal Bureau of'Invest-gation Laboratory,without a court order, the sound track from92which the Wand record"Louie Louie" was recorded. _ ' �,,/// ,

' She had no objection to making a copy of the originalrecording from which the record "Louie uie" 143-A was made andthe recording was made in the studios o¥:!;gQ_M§nagement -Co Street or �City, in the presenceof SA i 'als andtechnic ans o the above corpor t on. madeavailable a nimeographed copy of the words to "Louie Louie" sothat they could be followed when listening to the recording. -

. raj�-� 11 dtht h n"F1"be'/�bkexp a ne a s e a en mista enwhen she had previously advised that the record "Louie Louie"had been made from a two-track recording. She stated it had notbeen made from a two-track recording but from a one-track monauralrecording. Subsequently, her sound engineers had simulated astereo version and this had led her to believe thatshe had a two-track recording of the original "Louie Louie."

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The aforementioned recording, made in the studios ofthe Wand Management Corporation, on August 23, 1965, wasforwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory forthe purpose of comparing this recording with the disc which hadbeen previously furnished to the Laboratory by the Detroit Office.

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"K1 Tape made from the original recording from whichthe record "Louie Louie" 143-A was made in the studios of WandManagement Corp., 254 W. 54th St., NYC

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In 1961 i Seattle group known as the Iailers nade arecording under the Etiquette record label. -This recording be-came the ll hit in the Seattle area. �It was distributed na-tionally, but it was not s hit on the national level.

In 1963 the Iailer's record was being played a greatdeal by station KGO in Portland, Oregon. The conpeting station,KISI, was not authorized to play it. IISI prevailed upon theKingnen to sake a recording of "Louie Louie" which they did.KER CHASE, the the

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Ie was advise by the Seattle "lost Intelligence"that the Governor oi Indiana had banned the record, and heheard that the nanagenent of the lingsnent were planning a lawsuit against the state of Iichigan because of its being banned.

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an end to this and to establish their own position, the Handcorporation forwarded a record to the Federal ComunicationsCommission at Washington, Q.C , and it is his belief that

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rathat this was n t elibeu tely true an _ ea d the others _selected a standard lyric for �recording, changed it not at all, 1and after short practice recorded it at seattle, Iiashingtonaround January 1963. f�e said the record sold on the west coastprimarily for several months without criticism and was laterput on the Wand label in New York in an exact duplication of 'the earlier record since it was recorded only once. ' _ " ' �

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- For several months nn the Band label nothing was _said of the obscenity which some jclaim to hear, or at least � _nothing of the complaint had come to ~-their attention, untilit was banned -from radio and public performance by the Governorof Indiana. He said the "Kingsmen" and their management haveattempted to counter the charge but apparently the more saidabout it the more the talk,of the obscenity spreads.

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group have been aware for over a year that certain people con-tend their recording of FLouie Louie" contains obscene wording." ,

~ He said he does not believe this is so since he cannot makeout the obscene words in the recording that others suggest are Athere. He had been told the obscene wording is more under- '-standable at 33 1/3 RPM that the proper 45 RPM speed; butconsiders this ridiculous because to play the record at aspeed other than was intended is to distort the vocal and ifany wording thus became an obscenity it would be entirely 4accidental. ,- ;-;~ »- _;» " A;_P§* .g*- ;-_~ .s;

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Louie" on _13, 1963, at the _HJNorthwest Studios, 11th Avenue, i?-The �Kingsmen" are under the management of 'Seattle, Washington, and the recording was one or them-selves under the label �JERDEN". � ~"

He said the song and lyrics had been written about *nine years before and those used by the "Kingsmen" were thestandard sold at any music publisher. _%he song was quickly.recorded with one or two'run+throughs and no change in the »standard lyrics was made by-any of the woeal group. a�e saidthere was certainly no attempt made to inJect obscene wordingand that he and the others do not believe any such wordingexists on the record in spite of those whose minds professthey exist. ,

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it was pressed on the~"Wand" label although it was not re-»,recorded but the original tape was used;;~,f� -;w,§;* . �

Around Janary 15, 1964, the 'Kingsmeh� received aninquiry fro one of the wire services concerning the suggestedobscene wording and were told that the Governor of Indiana hadbanned the playing of the record on the air or in any public lperformnce. A month or so'before that an individual unknownto them put through a call to a hotel where they were stayingand said he had detected obscenity when the record was~p1ayed,at a rate of 33 1/3 RPM rather than the E53?! for which it was

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On December 2, 1965, Assistant United StatesAttorney ROBERT J. GRACE, Detroit, stated that he thoroughlyreviewed the results of investigation conducted in instantcase and was of the opinion that there was no evidence of aviolation of the Federal Interstate Transportation of ObsceneHatter Statutes. He said that he, therefore, was recommendingthat no further investigation in this matter be conducted.

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in-= record was apparentlymanufactured by the Wand Corporation, 1650 Broadway, NewYork City, New York.

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o stated that her daughterreceived them t attending the University ofWashington at Seattle, Washington.

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attempt to determine if the words were clearly intelligibleand were, in fact, obscene. He stated that on the equipmentavailable to him he was unable to ascertain if the lyricsto the song Louie Louie were obscene, and, therefore, madethe record and lyrics available to the San Diego Officefor examination by the FBI Laboratory.

�11=1sh1 d 1: <11~% f s un ers an ngI 1 C/~ that the record is available at local record dealers and,

in fact, purchased another record entitled Louie Louie

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produced by "Records, if rnia", alsosung by RICHARD BERRY. he playedthe record but determined a e words w lCh wereintelligible were not obscene.

he believes several versionsof the same son ouie Louie" are available for distributionE, �

through record shops, but only the one produced by wandpossibly falls under the purview of obscene matter.

It is requested that the record be reviewed atthe FBI Laboratory with regard to its character and alsocompared with specimens of similar records which may havebeen submitted to the Laboratory.

e wishes that neither therecord nor he copy of the lyrics be returned to him, and,therefore, the Bureau is requested to dispose of the evidenceupon completion of its examination.

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cas-ru Inn mun! IE2 nmsmm" on the nu: nu.

ALSO SUBIITIED: Photocopy of reported lyrics to record"IDUIB DUI!�

A lesnlt of czanination; _

An additional copy of the phonograph record describedabove as specimen Q1 was submitted by the Tampa Office with aletter dated 2/17/64 and captioned "Unknovn Subject; IhonographIecord �H3012 10018� Distributed B7 Lina: luaic, IYC.; I108.�

Because the lyrics of the song on the record, Q1,could not be definitely determined in the laboratory examination,it could not be deternined whether Q1 is an obscene record.

Specimen Q1 and the A180 SUBIHTE material areretained in the Bureau�: Piles.

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11,10FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Laboratory Work Sheet

Re; 3'-'AZ92�D1650 BP.O§.D'"..'AYE3? YORK, NE�?! YQRKITO�,-E

Examination requested by:

Examination requested: Document

Result of Examination:

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ALSO SUBMITTED; Photocopy oft/lyrics to record "Louie Louie",mi._.-f',;_,

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C� QUNITED STATES GO� �.NMENT

Memor ndum

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To : HECTOR, FBI �-"'4' '~"-"=73 DATE: 5/15/64ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY

TFROM ¬ _�?>4:2Ac, SAN nmeo �45-1o7! c! _J - ~ ' Y�

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Re San Diego letter to the Bureau dated 3/17/64; 'and Bureau letter to San Diego dated 4/2/64. �

51¢ mu {San F,-Diego, California, advised on 5/ / 4, that the phonographrecord made axailable to the San Diego Office entitled;&V0�/ Louie, Louie , need not be returned to him and has no :/Obj¬CtiOn1D its being disposed of by the FBI laboratory.

o further investigation is to be conducted in "4N .

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