Sad news with the death of Fred Cole of Dead Moon. His death was reported today in the Dead Moon Facebook group: I’m so sorry to have to let you know that…
Category: Pacific Northwest
Playboy, LOUIE LOUIE and the Pursuit of Happiness (RIP: Hugh Hefner)
Last month, we lost Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine. A lot of things have been written about this man and the empire he created. When he started this magazine his…
Please Help Freddie Dennis! (singer w/ Sonics, Kingsmen) – LOUIE of Week
A few months ago Freddie Dennis suffered a medical setback with two strokes and now needs some help with his bills as he continues to recover. A fundraising campaign for Freddie has…
The Sonics with Wayne Kramer & Jake Cavaliere- LOUIE of Week
Here’s a little something from two years ago that I recently stumbled across- The Sonics performing “He’s Waiting” and “LOUIE LOUIE” with special guests Wayne Kramer of MC5 and Jake “The Preacher”…
RIP: Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & Raiders (LOUIE of Week)
More sad news in the Raider universe with the unexpected passing of Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Wayne MacKinnon, a close friend of Carlo, shared a wonderful…
Fifty-four years ago yesterday….
My friend Clay found a wonderful little article in the Portland Orbit that celebrates LOUIE LOUIE as “THE greatest moment in rock-and-roll.” As this article points out, April 6, 1963 was the…
In Search of 1983 Tacoma Dome show footage!
I thought I’d throw out yet another public request as I continue my search for media coverage of the 1983 Tacoma Dome event that featured the only time Richard Berry ever appeared…
The Buck Ormsby Tribute and the Lost Video
From the reports I received, the tribute concert for Buck Ormsby in Tacoma on Sunday was a big success. There were long lines wrapped around the Temple Theatre before it opened, and…
Reminder of Buck Ormsby tribute concert tomorrow – March 26
I just want to remind folks that tomorrow (Sunday, March 26) will be the big day for the tribute concert in Tacoma for our friend Buck Ormsby of the Fabulous Wailers. I…
RIP: Larry Coryell, jazz guitarist from Pacific Northwest
Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell passed away earlier this week on Sunday, February 19th. The NY Times carried a cool headline for his obituary – “Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had…