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Bob Nordby – bass (1959–1963) Don Gallucci – keyboards (1962–1963) Gary Abbott – drums (1963; died 2015) Norm Sundholm – bass (1963–1967) Barry Curtis – keyboards, guitar (1963–2005) Kerry Magness – bass (1966–1967; died 2004) J.C. Rieck – keyboards, vocals (1966–1967; died 2019)
By 1960, Mike Mitchell, on lead guitar, and Bob Nordby, on bass, had joined the band. Ken Chase, a local Top 40 radio personality and the owner of the Chase, a teen dance club in Milwaukie, took the group under his wing, and the Kingsmen became the club’s house band in 1961. Don Gallucci joined the group on keyboards in 1962.
Mini Bio. The Kingsmen are a garage/frat rock group from Portland, Oregon. The band first got together in 1959. The original line-up was Jacky Ely (guitar/lead vocals), Lynn Easton (drums), Mike Mitchell (lead guitar), Bob Nordby (bass) and Don Galucci (piano).
Jack Ely, the singer of "Louie Louie", and bassist Bob Nordby appeared on no other tracks on the album because they quit before it was recorded. The album liner notes presented an abridged group history with no mention of Ely or Nordby, instead showcasing Lynn Easton as the group’s sole founder and creative force.
1959 in Portland, OR. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Frat Rock, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic/Garage. Group Members. Barry Curtis, Bob Nordby, Dick Peterson, Don Gallucci, Jack Ely, Lynn Easton, Mike Mitchell, Jeff Beals, Keith Blake, Kerry Magness, Marc Willett, Steve Peterson, Gary Abbott. New Releases. Discover. Articles. Staff Picks.
The Kingsmen originally formed as a 4-piece unit: Jack Ely (vocals / guitar); Mike Mitchell (guitar); Bob Nordby (bass); and Lynn Easton (drums). They performed popular standards, Top-40 tunes, and their favorite raunchy R&B songs at local supermarket grand openings and school sock-hops.In the fall of ’62, the Kingsmen lured Don Gallucci ...
18. Apr. 2021 · While the founding members of the Kingsmen would split by 1963 — Ely (who formed another The Kingsmen, leading to a legal battle over the band’s name) and bassist Bob Nordby both departed...
