Category: Record Collecting
The Strangers – “Crab Louie” – LOUIE (Mutant) of the Week
My friend Hawkeye Jose Scott shared this week’s LOUIE… At long last, my cousin’s novelty 45 from 1959 is now available! The Strangers – Crab Louie (Christy 107) This is certainly an…
RIP: Kim Fowley, co-producer of Richard Berry post-LOUIE songs
Kim Fowley, the legendary Hollywood huckster, eccentric music producer, singer-songwriter, Svengali music biz mastermind, and author of the autobiography “Lord of Garbage,” has died at the age of 75 years old. Kim…
Happy 75th for Little Bill Engelhart- LOUIE of the Week
Today marks the 75th birthday for one of the first performers to ever cover Richard Berry‘s immortal LOUIE LOUIE. Happy Birthday to Bill Engelhart – aka Little Bill of Little Bill &…
RIP: Joe Bihari, co-founder of Modern Records
Joe Bihari, the last surviving member of the Bihari brothers, recently passed away on November 28th at the age of 88 years old. Richard Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, BB King, Etta James, John…
ZZ Top and the LOUIE connection
Some tasty treats from the TWO LOUIES archives, courtesy of publisher Buck Munger! ZZ Top meets the Kingsmen! From left to right: Lynn Easton, Billy Gibbons, Jack Ely and Mike Mitchell.
Lulu’s Marble – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Lulu’s Marble, a band from Japan that existed between 1994-1999. Nippop.com provided an excellent overview of the band: Lulu’s Marble was one of a…
Rue ’66 “Roller Girl” – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we point the LOUIE spotlight at what my fellow LOUIE enthusiasts in the LLAMAS community refer to as a “LOUIE Mutant” or a “LOUIE Clone” – a song that isn’t…
RIP: Reg Presley of the Troggs – LOUIE of the Week
Reg Presley, singer with The Troggs, has died at the age of 71. His death came a year after he announced he had lung cancer and retired from the band. The Troggs’…
The Cover Story – a documentary on album cover art
For those that love album cover artwork, I’d like to recommend a new documentary entitled “The Cover Story.” Artists, photographers, models and musicians share some great stories behind the process of creating…