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RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE

Posted on March 24, 2023

We just lost another one. Jud Cost just passed away on March 17. Jud was a dedicated music historian / journalist that wrote about music that he loved. Jud was truly a…

The Fabelmans and the Kingsmen

Posted on March 3, 2023

Steven Spielberg recently unveiled what I believe is the best movie he’s ever created – an autobiographic story entitled “The Fabelmans.” This film actually includes a quick little visual reference that ties…

Todd Rundgren and the song that changed his life

Posted on March 2, 2023

Things have been a bit hectic at LOUIE Central, but it would have been completely irresponsible if we failed to acknowledge Todd Rundgren’s recent appearance on the NPR Radio program-podcast “Bullseye with…

In Memoriam – folks we lost in 2022

Posted on January 20, 2023

As the dust has settled from 2022, we pause to commemorate some friends and kindred spirits that left us last year. My friend Paul Kauppila was a major music nerd in the…

RIP: Steve West, original guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders

Posted on December 29, 2022

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…

Hail Hail, Tom Lehrer!

Posted on December 24, 2022

Tom Lehrer, the brilliant singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, has provided a great gift for all of us that love cutting edge musical parody. In 2020, at the age of 92, Lehrer donated…

Remembering Rockin’ Robin Roberts – 55 years later

Posted on December 23, 2022

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…

The Wayds of Oregon – vintage 1966 film clip

Posted on November 28, 2022

I recently found out about the 1966 video clip featuring The Wayds of Oregon, thanks to a referral by my friend David J. Coyle “This is the crudest, most inept sounding ’60s…

Robert Fripp & Toyah cover “Have Love Will Travel”

Posted on November 15, 2022

I’m recycling this post about Robert Fripp and Toyah from Brooklyn Vegan…. (a fun website) Robert Fripp recently returned home to England after a month-long speaking tour in the US and to…

RIP: Barry Rillera, guitarist of Rhythm Rockers, Righteous Bros, more..

Posted on September 29, 2022

Imagine being part of one of the first rock ‘n’ roll / rhythm ‘n’ blues bands in your county….. back when this kind of music was often marginalized by the general public,…

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