The Big Nate comic strip starts the new year with a tip of the tri-cornered hat to Paul Revere & the Raiders! … and that’s a GOOD THING!
Category: Paul Revere & Raiders
RIP: Larry “Wild Man” Fischer
Today, I’m saddened to report another casualty in the music universe. Larry “Wild Man” Fischer, as far as I know, didn’t record LOUIE LOUIE, nor did he have any obvious connections to…
Jim Valley in Indonesia – LOUIE of the Week
Jim Valley is what you’d call a “Northwest LOUIE LOUIE veteran.” Born in Tacoma, Washington, Jim joined the Viceroys during high school, playing guitar on the 1963 regional hit “Granny’s Pad.” In…
The (Temporary) Rebirth of a Recording Studio
Last week, as I read about the misinformation about the “Portland restaurant recording studio,” I thought it’d be good to properly acknowledge the actual studio, especially as was the location was recently…
Mark Lindsay and a couple of Monkees- LOUIE of the Week
Hey, hey… it’s two of the Monkees backing up Mark Lindsay without any other Raiders! Live from Sacramento, California at some kind of private party that I missed on August 4, 2010,…
RIP: Mitch Miller, the Anti-LOUIE
Mitch Miller, the man who popularized sing-along performances before the invention of karaoke, has passed away at the age of 99 years old. He was was an American musician, singer, conductor, record…
The NEW Drake Levin webpage
I recently provided some web design services for the family of Drake Levin with the creation of a new DrakeLevin.com webpage. This is really an exciting project to be associated with, as…
Let’s get Paul Revere & Raiders into Rock Hall of Fame!
It’s time to get Paul Revere & the Raiders into this thing called the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” It’s time to just DO IT! A group of dedicated Paul Revere…
The Drake Levin Memorial
A few weeks ago, there was a wonderful memorial for Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Family and friends came together to celebrate the man with beautiful stories, some…
More on Drake Levin
The past week has brought a lot of traffic to the website, with a lot of people paying respect to Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & Raiders that died on July…