It saddens me deeply to learn of the passing of Bill Engelhart, aka “Little Bill” of the Blue Notes. He was a talented musician with a beautiful soul that I was fortunate…
Category: Pacific Northwest
RIP: Bob Rivers – Seattle DJ + music parody king
Bob Rivers, a beloved Seattle radio disc jockey who was responsible for creating a prolific assortment of inspired music parody songs, has recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Bob’s radio…
RIP: Bob Bennett of the Sonics
Bob Bennett, the original drummer of the Sonics, passed away recently. The Sonics were true pioneers in the rock ‘n’ roll universe, playing the kinda music we call “punk rock” years before…
RIP: Mike Korgan, aka Ken Chase – producer of Kingsmen LOUIE LOUIE recording
Mike Korgan, the man also known as Ken Chase, who produced the iconic recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen, passed away recently. His son Todd Korgan wrote a beautiful obit +…
Remembering Dennis Flannigan
Today, I’m thinking of my friend Dennis Flannigan of Tacoma, Washington, who passed away last month – on July 10, 2024 at the age of 84. Dennis, in conjunction with KISW-FM radio…
RIP: Sam D. Carlson, bassist of The Regents, creator of PNWBands.com
On November 2, 2023, we lost Sam D. Carlson, a man I consider a hero. Sam was a veteran that proudly served his country. As I mentioned in a 2015 post, Sam…
Portland Update – before the 24 hour marathon
This weekend, I made the trek to Portland, Oregon to witness the 24 hour marathon that will be taking place at the AFRU gallery. There’s been a lot of preparation for this…
Would you believe.. Two LOUIE LOUIE Marathons … coming soon??
There’s some big news about some recently announced LOUIE LOUIE marathons! THE FIRST BIG NEWS is all about a celebration to commemorate the big anniversary of the legendary KFJC “Maximum Louie Louie”…
RIP: Steve West, original guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders
As I woke up on Thursday morning, the first thing I saw on Facebook was this post… “I’m very sorry to tell you that Steve West, who as a 16 year old…
Remembering Rockin’ Robin Roberts – 55 years later
Yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the passing of Rockin’ Robin Roberts. Rockin’ Robin Roberts, as many of you know, was the guy who took Richard Berry‘s song, and transformed it into…