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The Kingsmen
📷 Scandore/Shayne (personal management) · Public domain

Artists similar to

The Kingsmen

group · US · active since 1959

1960s beat/garage rock band from Oregon, known for “Louie Louie”

garage rockpop rockproto-punk

In short

The artists most similar to The Kingsmen are Little Richard, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Monkees and The Sonics, from the same garage rock, pop rock and proto-punk circle.

Closest to The Kingsmen

1 Little Richard
2 The Supremes60s/70s Motown singing group
3 The TemptationsMotown soul vocal group
4 The Monkees
5 The SonicsAmerican garage rock
6 Dusty Springfield

More similar artists

7 Booker T. & the MG’s
8 Sly & the Family Stone
9 The Miraclesaka Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
10 The Mamas & the PapasAmerican folk rock vocal group
11 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
12 The Lovin’ Spoonful
13 Buddy Holly1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter
14 Al GreenUS soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer
15 Bo DiddleyAmerican singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer
16 The DriftersUS doo wop/R&B vocal group
17 The Hollies
18 Percy Sledge
19 Small Faces
20 Paul Revere and the Raiders
21 The Bobby Fuller Four
22 Little Eva
24 Tommy James & the Shondells
25 Steve Miller BandAmerican rock band
26 Nancy Sinatra
27 The Crystals60s US girl group Bandcamp ↗
28 The SeedsLos Angeles garage rock band
29 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
30 Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to The Kingsmen?

The artists most similar to The Kingsmen are Little Richard, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Monkees and The Sonics, from the same garage rock, pop rock and proto-punk circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Kingsmen?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Crystals have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Kingsmen" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Kingsmen?

The Kingsmen is usually associated with garage rock, pop rock and proto-punk (group · US · active since 1959), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.