My friend Clay Stabler has been great work documenting the various LOUIE LOUIEs, and shared this update at the LOUIE LOUIE Party group page: I’m working on revising the Wikipedia section on…
Category: Music Biz
RIP: Paul Allen, philanthropist, tech pioneer, music supporter
On Monday, October 17th, we lost Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, owner of Vulcan Inc., the Seattle Seahawks, the Portland Trailblazers, Stratolaunch Systems and founder of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, as…
LOUIE LOUIE radio on KCRW + NPR
Two things i forgot to mention on these pages… 1) KCRW Radio (KCRW.com) launched a new radio series “LOST NOTES,” sharing stories of LOUIE LOUIE for the first episode on April 12,…
RIP: Chuck Rubin, helped Richard Berry reclaim his rights
Chuck Rubin, the man who helped songwriter Richard Berry reclaim his copyright and publishing rights for the song LOUIE LOUIE, passed away last month. Here’s Chuck’s official Legacy obituary, which was shared…
Blast from past – Richard & Dorothy Berry in 1962 Cash Box / non-LOUIE of Week
In course of my research for this project, I’ve uncovered some interesting things connected to the LOUIE LOUIE universe. Here’s an example of one of those things. This is a page of…
Rock Hall of Fame inducts LOUIE LOUIE in the first batch of important singles!
Billboard shared this important news: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began honoring songs in addition to artists at the 33rd annual induction ceremony on Saturday night (April 14) in Cleveland’s…
Fundraiser for Stretch Riedle (aka “give the drummer some”) – LOUIEs of the Week
One week ago, my good friend Jeff Riedle (aka “Stretch“), who’s been a major advisor to the LOUIE project, suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday night, and has been in the hospital…
Playboy, LOUIE LOUIE and the Pursuit of Happiness (RIP: Hugh Hefner)
Last month, we lost Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine. A lot of things have been written about this man and the empire he created. When he started this magazine his…
Legendary Stardust Cowboy and his Rotten Teeth – non-LOUIE of the Week
This week, I’m sending out a shout-out for my friend Norman Odam, aka the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Apparently he needs some serious dental work he can’t really afford. He’s got a GoFundMe…
(minimal) LOUIE at the Movies – Danny Says
I recently watched “Danny Says,” a documentary about a music industry insider by the name of Danny Fields. As someone that worked with David Peel, who passed away last month, I knew…