Papa Clutch 1987 – LOUIE of Week

This week, the LOUIE of Week spotlight is pointed at an archival 1987 performance of the band/musician known as Papa Clutch!

ENJOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd9SrHhavk

RIP: Jerry Leiber of Leiber & Stoller

Jerry Leiber of Leiber & Stoller has passed away.

It’s difficult to properly convey the cultural impact this songwriting team has had on 20th Century music, so I won’t even bother. There’s certainly others that can do a better job of writing the proper historic overview of this creative team, so I would [...]

Manic Attackers fans – LOUIE of Week

Manic Attackers fans sing “Louie Louie” at halftime, during the WCR Chicago roller derby championship on June 18, 2011.

I asked Chicago-native (now Las Vegas-based) LOUIE enthusiast Andy Martello to make sense of this clip, and he wrote…

“Yes, these are roller derby fans in Chicago singing an impromptu version of Louie Louie, in [...]

Kast Off Kinks at the Meltdown Festival – LOUIE of the Week

For those of us that still love the Kinks, there was plenty to celebrate with the recent performance of the “Kast Off Kinks”, a special band featuring former members of the band. This special performance took place at the Meltdown Festival in London on June 14th, 2011.

The “Kast Off Kinks” consisted of Dave [...]

Rocky J. & the Runarounds – LOUIE of the Week

This week’s LOUIE is actually 4 versions by one band – Rocky J. & the Runarounds. The time frame on these versions is 1995-2003, starting off with an early performance in Kansas, and ending with a semi recent show in Las Vegas.

This is a fun little video that combines footage of Rocky J. [...]

The Inspiration of LOUIE

Rev. Mark S. Bollwinkel writes about the inspirational power of music, with a major nod to LOUIE LOUIE in a recent article for the Los Altos Town Crier.

The Rev. Mark S. Bollwinkel is senior pastor of Los Altos United Methodist Church.

Tis a lovely article…..