Question

____ _____________ were the first big-time garage band; their recording of "Louie Louie" was one of only three songs by the band that charted; the other two rode its coattails.

a) The Kingsmen
b) The Shadows
c) The Ventures
d) The Surfaris

Answer 1

The Kingsmen were the first big-time garage band that recorded "Louie Louie" and were part of the Surf Rock genre in the 1960s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first big-time garage band that recorded "Louie Louie" was The Kingsmen. This song, along with two others by the band, charted. The Kingsmen were part of the Surf Rock genre that emerged in the 1960s from the Pacific Northwest. The genre's sound was shaped by the performance venues, where lyrics and singers became less important to audiences.