RIP: KENT MORRILL

April 2, 1941 - April 15, 2011 Kent Morrill was the lead singer and keyboardist for Seattle, Washington area garage rock band, the Fabulous Wailers. Having been with the group since inception, he was the only original member still playing with the band in recent years.

Now, you've probably never heard of him, and neither had I, until I read the Dave Marsh book Louie, Louie and learned that Kent's band did a version even before Paul Revere & the Raiders or The Kingsmen. So I bought the CD, reissued from the original vinyl by Collectable Records, and it's some rocking stuff (for it's time).

So rock on, Kent, rock on, and perhaps play in the largest Louie, Louie band in the sky...