Last month, we lost Sandy Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s. He was the drummer for a lot of Top 40 records, including songs recorded by friends…
Category: Pop Culture
RIP: Meat Loaf (the singer) and the LL thing
One week ago, we lost the singer known as Meat Loaf. His passing was announced on Facebook. His career spanned six decades, selling over 100 Million albums worldwide and was featured in…
RIP: Don Wilson of the Ventures
On Saturday, January 22, Don Wilson, a founding member of the Ventures, died at the age of 88 at his home in Tacoma, Washington. The Ventures were formed in 1958 in Tacoma…
Celebrating the music of Ronnie Spector
We lost Ronnie Spector, the leader of the girl group the Ronettes and the voice behind such immortal classics as “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain.” Another beautiful soul with…
Get Back and the Music Documentaries of 2021
2021 was a great year for music documentaries. For many of us, it felt like a godsend to find these treasures after the extremely difficult and challenging year of 2020. Billie was…
August update for 2021 dearly departed
It’s August 2021 and time for an update on more folks that are no longer with us Death, the inevitable factor in this cycle of life, continues in it’s natural path. We…
An Appreciation of The Dreamers to The Blossoms
This week, we’re pointing the mighty LOUIE spotlight at The Dreamers, a vocal group that would became the Blossoms. As music writer Jay Warner once declared, this band was “the most successful…
The Subtle Sounds of LOUIE
Some of the most inspired variations of LOUIE LOUIE aren’t even called LOUIE LOUIE.
RIP: Rusty Warren, comedian
Rusty Warren, the groundbreaking bawdy female comic, died in her sleep on Tuesday morning at 91 years old. Warren was a lounge and nightclub performer who released a bunch of comedy albums…
It’s International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2021
Today is April 11 – International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Richard Berry, author of this song, would have been 86 years old today. Last night at KFJC radio, the place where the Maximum…