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Following up on last week’s tribute / celebration / acknowledgement of David Bowie‘s legacy, here’s even more thoughts on his connection within the LOUIE LOUIE universe… 1983 was a very important year for David Bowie. This was the year that David Bowie achieved his biggest commercial success with the release of his “Let’s Dance” […] Last year, we lost quite a few people in the LOUIE universe. Click on their names to read more about them. Jack Ely, the original lead singer of the Kingsmen, was one of the two people that inspired this documentary project. I met Jack at the same event where he first met Richard […] On Saturday, October 10th, there will be the 9th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction & Concert will be held at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. At this event, there will be a big tribute to Jack Ely, the original vocalist for the Kingsmen, who passed away earlier this year. […] I was so very saddened when I learned that Lady Bo passed away last week. When I first began what turned into a rather unique journey documenting the legacy of the song LOUIE LOUIE, Lady Bo was there at the very beginning. The KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon was ground zero for this special […] I received word that Lady Bo (Peggy Jones Malone), whose band backed up Richard Berry and Jack Ely at the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon, has passed away. I will be sharing more words and a video tribute within the few days My heart goes out to her husband / musical partner Wally Malone […] Mention the day “September 11,” and you cannot help but be reminded of certain events that took place in semi-recent American history. For some of us, September 11 is a day to celebrate the birthday of loved ones, like my sister Ann, for example. As this is “the website for all things LOUIE LOUIE,” this […] Today is the big anniversary for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE Marathon = the event that sparked the documentary project and subsequent webpage you’re viewing right now. For 63 hours, this song was played with over 800 unique versions of the song. Can you believe it all started on August 19, 1983? How […] I lost my friend Wally last week. On May 14, Wally Todd, guitarist with Jack Ely & the Courtmen, died of a sudden heart attack less than three weeks after the passing of his old bandmate. I met Wally back in 1999 when the Courtmen did a big reunion show in Seaside, Oregon in […] With the passing of Jack Ely, former singer of the Kingsmen, a lot of folks shared a common video of the Kingsmen, featuring what they thought was Jack singing…. https://youtu.be/XL20vPIXs-A What many of these people didn’t realize was that person lip synching was not Jack, but Lynn Easton. Rolling Stone.com also initially misidentified Jack […] Yes, we’re still thinking about our friend Jack Ely… This was a heavy hit at LOUIE Central, and some things just take longer to process.. My first posting on the passing of Jack Ely felt like the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There’s so many other things I could have posted on Jack, but […] |
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