LOUIE LOUIE 2000... 2001

In August 1983, a marathon celebrating the song was held at KFJC Radio in Los Altos Hills, California. For 63 hours, the event known as "Maximum Louie Louie" captivated local and international media alike, playing every known version of the song, encouraging others to deliver their own recording of the song up to the station, where it would find a guaranteed audience on the radio. Richard Berry, the author of the song, had never seen anything like this in his life, and the real kicker came when Jack Ely, the original vocalist for the Kingsmen caught wind of the event, and flew down from Portland, Oregon to be part of this historic event. When this marathon finally ended, over 800 versions of the song were aired, with no version of the song intentionally played twice. A few years later, a follow-up radio show on KFJC repeated some of the same anarchy, albeit in a condensed format, bringing the total number of known recordings of the song to over 1,000. At last count, the total number of recorded versions of the songs were in the 1,500 range.

For former KFJC radio disc jockey Jeff "Stretch" Riedle, the song "Louie Louie" became an integral part of his very being. His collection of "Louie Louie" recordings was used as the primary reference for the discography in the Dave Marsh book entitled "Louie Louie." He has made it a lifelong quest to find every single recorded version of the song, and has actively sought out recordings of the song from famous and obscure musicians alike. His work has been a great help to this project, and he has made a very intriguing proposal

As we enter the new millennium with the year 2001, Stretch has suggested new goal: "Louie Louie 2001."

Imagine 2,001 versions of the song, documented for all mankind to hear when the 20th Century is just a memory!

That being said, cataloging the known versions to date has been a real challenge. Theo deGrood has done quite a bit of work, picking up where the Marsh/Riedle/Pelzel/Luft discography left off. He's assembled a nice little list, adding known versions to the list, and keeping the fire alive when others didn't.

Clay Stabler has also created an amazing database of all LOUIE LOUIE 45rpm singles. This is a work-in-project, and you can view the latest version of the database, just by asking for it.

Here at LOUIELOUIE.NET, I've decided to assemble the most comprehensive discography of all known versions of the song "Louie Louie." This list will be available in the Adobe Acrobat file, which can be read with on most computers with a free Acrobat reader, courtesy of Adobe. This list will be updated on a regular basis, as more information comes in.

If you'd like to see the latest version of this rather massive list of LOUIE LOUIEs, just tap on this little phrase "LET'S GIVE IT 'EM RIGHT NOW! Be prepared to be overwhelmed...there's a lotta LOUIE there...

If you have a recording of this song that isn't on the list, I'd like to encourage you to send me a copy. I will try to make it worth your while, with something special.

To submit a recording of "LOUIE LOUIE" to the database, I need some specific information:

· name of the artist, or musical group

· date or year of the actual recording

· all record label information, if released legitimately

If the record has been released legitimately, having a copy of the actual product would be of great help. Ideal formats for submission include: CD, CD-R, vinyl, and audio cassette. I also accept DAT & VHS tape formats. If you would like to send me an attached file in the form of MP3, Quicktime, or WAV, please contact me before sending, as I don't like unexpected attachments, and I could provide a seperate email address.

All recordings should be sent to the LOUIE LOUIE.NET headquarters at:

ERIC PREDOEHL
Attention: Louie Louie 2000
PO Box 2430
Santa Clara, CA 95055-2430

If it happens to be a particularly exceptional recording that you recorded yourself, keep in mind that I'm actively seeking great recordings for the upcoming LOUIE LOUIE documentary.

My thanks in advance,

ERIC PREDOEHL

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