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Yesterday, we lost Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen. Mike Mitchell was a founding member of the Kingsmen. Mike grew up in a musical family, and learned how to play guitar from his father, who was a country western musician. Mike’s career in music began with a collaboration with Lynn Easton, a schoolmate from […] 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 LOUIE LOUIE marathon (63 hours, over 800 unique versions) took place many years ago, there was a re-broadcast of a 4 hour […] This week, I’ve invited my old friend Michael Dresbach to be a special guest blogger. Michael was a part of the infamous KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon all those years ago, and I thought it’d be fun to share his story. – E.P. I grew up in Okinawa, Japan (well, it wasn’t “Japan” […] It’s time for the first LOUIE post for 2021! It’s a new year, as we hit the “restart” with a new operating system in the USA, which will hopefully be a better year than the other year! Today is 1-23-21, or 12321….backwards or forwards… a Palindrome Day! Exciting, huh? Anyways, the first noteworthy LOUIE […] It’s the 11th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas celebration, and we’ve thinking about … Frank Zappa A diverse composer/performer/producer that was able to blend rock, pop, jazz fusion, doo-wop vocals and orchestral sounds into some beautifully unique music. A brilliant cynical mind with a wicked sense of humor. On […] It’s the 10th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas celebration, and we’ve got … “Pharaoh Pharaoh” “Pharaoh Pharaoh” is an interesting variation of LOUIE LOUIE. It’s the revised version of LOUIE LOUIE that uses completely different lyrics to tell the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. […] It’s the 9th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas, and we’re thinking about… Rockin’ Robin Roberts For many people, especially in the Pacific Northwest, Rockin’ Robin Roberts provided the definitive version of LOUIE LOUIE in 1961. Backed by the (Fabulous) Wailers of Tacoma, Washington, this was THE version that transformed […] It’s the 8th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas, and the first day of Winter, which makes it a perfect day for… Johnny Winter Johnny’s version of LOUIE LOUIE, unlike most of his other recordings, was not a standard blues-oriented performance. Instead, it had more of a Louisiana Zydeco type […] On the 6th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas, and someone gave to me… Los Rebeldes Los Rebeldes is another great rock band from Spain that I recently found out about. This band was formed in Barcelona in 1979 by Carlos Segarra on vocals+ guitar, Aurelio Morata on bass and […] It’s the 5th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas, and someone gave to me.. The Roxford University Winter Showcase 2015 I believe this group is called The Volume. I do like these kids. Cool attitude. Good sense of style. They truly rock. […] |
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