 Ely began touring with his renamed group , the Courtmen . In 1966 , they released " Louie Louie ' 66 " and " Ride Ride Baby " with Bang Records ; neither charted . With the Vietnam War on the horizon , Ely was conscripted into the army , and found his career had waned upon his return to the United States in 1968 . Ely spiraled down into drug and alcohol addiction , but then spoke out against it with the Rockers Against Drugs . 
