Lynn Easton, co-founder of the Kingsmen, whose performance of LOUIE LOUIE inspired countless toga parties, a gazillion re-recordings of the song, and an actual FBI investigation . . . passed away last…
Category: Garage Rock
Follow-up on 2020 Intl. Louie Louie Day -the Quarantine Edition
On Saturday, over at LouieLouie.net, we celebrated ” International Louie Louie Day – the Quarantine Edition”.. for hopefully the first and only time. It was a challenge to find a way to…
Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day!
Today is April 11th, and we’re celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Today we’re going to try to do something We’ve NEVER attempted before. Today, we’re going to attempt a Zoom teleconference +…
Countdown to LOUIE Day 2020 – 4 days to go
International LOUIE LOUIE Day – April 11th is coming soon! Here’s some more tasty ones shared by our friend Clay Stabler at the LOUIE LOUIE Party over at Facebook. A version I…
RIP: Danny Mihm, drummer with Flamin’ Groovies
I’m saddened to report the passing of Danny Mihm, former drummer of the Flamin’ Groovies and the Phantom Movers. This marks the third death of a member of the Flamin’ Groovies within…
LOUIE Micro-Mentions #1 (Don Imus, John Fogerty, Frank Zappa)
It’s time to make note of a special category of LOUIE moments. “LOUIE Micro-Mentions“- is the special type of moment when the song LOUIE LOUIE is mentioned, but not performed. We’ll start…
RIP: Roy Loney, founding member of Flamin’ Groovies
Last week, we lost a dear friend. Roy Loney, a founding member of the Flamin’ Groovies, died on Friday the 13th of December. He passed away at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical…
RIP: Don Baskin of Syndicate of Sound (w/ rare LOUIE recording)
We recently lost Don Baskin, singer / founding member of Syndicate of Sound. His death was announced on the Syndicate of Sound Facebook page: Don Baskin 1946 – 2019 Don died peacefully…
Update on KFJC 60th Anniversary
Last Sunday, October 20th, KFJC Radio held an Open House as part of their 60th Anniversary celebration. As many of you probably know, KFJC Radio was the place where the legendary “Maximum…
RIP: Kim Shattuck, of the Muffs, the Pandoras and the Coolies
This week, I was shocked and saddened to learn that Kim Shattuck passed away. Kim was a rock ‘n’ roll woman blessed with a wealth of charisma and a wicked sense of…