King Louie Bankston

Who is King Louie Bankston?

King Louie Bankston is a prolific rock and roll musician from Harahan, Louisiana. Associated early on with garage punk, Louis abandoned the genre in 1998 and has focused on Louisiana swamp pop, boogie woogie, boogie rock and occasionally power pop. He is best known for his work in The Royal Pendletons, The Persuaders, The Exploding Hearts, and The King Louie One Man Band. Louis is a decorated elder statesman in the world of underground rock 'n' roll. He is best known for writing "I'm A Pretender", "Heart Of Chrome" and "Back In The Ring". Louis has toured Europe 9 times. He has constantly toured the United States since the very early 1990s. Although Louie has not focused on touring as an artistic part of his music since his move to Portland, he sees it as a way to visit with old friends and continues to make book weekends and festivals throughout each year. Louis has released 46 records in the Vinyl record format. He does not credit a compact disc or a digital download as an official release and does not include them on his official discography. Louis is very guarded on the subject of publicity and He rarely grants interviews.