King Louie Bankston, RIP
He was not on the list.
King Louie Bankston, the prolific garage punk cult hero who played in The Royal Pendletons, The Persuaders, The Exploding Hearts, Missing Monuments, and many other groups, has died. The sad news came via Missing Monuments' Facebook where they simply wrote, "R.I.P. to the king."
Raised in Louisiana, Bankston began playing in bands and releasing records in the early '90s, and among his lengthy and varied discography is the 2001 Bad Times album, the three-way collaboration with Jay Reatard and Eric Oblivian, which you can listen to below.
Ride easy, Louie.
King Louie Bankston has played in a number of bands in the past 20 years. These bands include the Intelligenitals (1987), The Lame Ones (1988) The Clickems (1990–1991), Dirt Boys/Harahan Crack Combo (1991–1992) Gerry and the bastard Makers (1992–1994), Royal Pendletons (1991-1999/2003–2022), Christies Paddad Toilet Seat (1992), Sun of the Caesar (1994), Funny Boys (1995), The Persuaders (1996–1999), Bad Times (1998), Head Wounds (1999), King Louie One Man Band (1999–2022), 10-4 Backdoor (2000–2003), The Exploding Hearts (2002–2003), King Louie and the Loose Diamonds (2003–2022), Hot Dog (2004), Kajun SS (2004–2005), Kondor (2003–2022), Black Rose Band (2005–2022), Lonely Knights (2007–2022), Bipolaroid (2009-2013), Terry & Louie (2014-2022).
King Louie helped found the Royal Pendletons in 1991 along with Michael Hurtt on guitar/vocals, J. Matthew Uhlman on guitar/vocals, and G. Thomas Oliver on organ. The band achieved in the pre-internet years what is now known as a " Buzz Band " status today. Not concentrating on the studio or recording side of their set the band has little to show for their efforts. The RP's were known to have over 100 songs and usually played from open to close at New Orleans venues Checkpoint Charlie's, Benny's and Barristers (Memphis). The Royal Pendletons put out their first 7" on Goner Records in 1995, and in 1998 put out a full-length LP on Sympathy for the Record Industry with producer Alex Chilton entitled Oh Yeah, Baby.
He is known for his work on Better Than Something: Jay Reatard (2011), Exploding Hearts and Bananazzz (2012). He died on February 13, 2022.
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