We recently learned that Annette Williams, a founding member of the Dreamers, passed away on August 1st. The Dreamers were the band that backed up Richard Berry for his first solo recordings…
Category: Pre-LOUIE
RIP: Little Richard, rock ‘n’ roll legend
We lost a beautiful soul this weekend. Truly, there was no person ever like Little Richard, nor will there ever be another person like Little Richard. I mean seriously… he WAS the…
Hadda Brooks’ Bully Wully Boogie – Pre-LOUIE of the week
Here’s a catchy little song by Hadda Brooks that feeds in the LOUIE consciousness as a Pre-LOUIE composition that may or may not have contributed to the inspiration of LOUIE LOUIE. “Bully…
Happy 90th Birthday Chuck Berry – Pre-LOUIE of the Week
Today, we celebrate Chuck Berry‘s 90th birthday, who’s still rockin’ live for fans all over the world! For the record, Chuck Berry is definitely NOT related to Richard Berry, author of the…
Havana Moon – Pre-LOUIE of the Week
To celebrate today’s historic announcement about normalization of relationships between the United States and Cuba, I’m posting a song that many folks have considered a “Pre-LOUIE song” = something that might have…