This is actually old news, but I just found out that Bob Summerrise has passed away in 2010. Bob Summerrise was the highly influential disc jockey and record store owner in Seattle…
Category: Production at LOUIE Central
RIP: Johnny Otis, R&B / rock ‘n’ roll pioneer
Last week, we lost Johnny Otis. He was truly a renaissance man with many different talents – singer, songwriter, disc jockey, keyboardist, drummer, bandleader, talent scout, music producer, television show host, record…
RIP: Kearney Barton, Legendary NW Recording Engineer & Studio/Label Owner
When I embarked on this documentary project of mine, a bunch of people in the Pacific Northwest told me “Ya gotta interview Kearney Barton!” I’m so very glad I took their advice….
RIP: Tom Ardolino of NRBQ
The LOUIE Universe has lost another friend. Tom Ardolino, drummer with NRBQ, died on January 6 at the age of 56. The band announced Ardolino’s death on their Facebook page on Friday:…
No more Amazon links on LouieLouie.net
Last week, with very little notice, Amazon decided it would no longer pay California affiliates that chose to put Amazon links on their websites. The reasoning behind this big change was that…
The Kent Morrill tribute show – LOUIE of the Week
A few weeks ago, there was a big send-off for Kent Morrill of the Fabulous Wailers. Various friends gathered for a big tribute concert in Tacoma, Washington, singing songs made popular by…
Little Bill Engelhart (2011) – LOUIE of the Week
Last week, I made a trek to Tacoma for the big Kent Morrill tribute concert that took place at the Temple Theatre. I gave myself a week in town, and had an…
Cast Your Fate To the Wind / Louie Louie by Stewart & Gaskin – LOUIE of Week
Today, I’m in transit, flying from San Jose to Tacoma, with a stop over in Portland, where I’m now typing up this blog posting courtesy of the free airport WiFi service. This…
Radio Radio!
Here’s something I’ll be participating in… KFJC PRESENTS: The Return of the Invasion of MAXIMUM LOUIE LOUIE (a celebration of International LOUIE LOUIE Day) Monday, April 11 7 pm – 11 pm…
Origins of the LOUIE Project
A few years ago, I shared a comic strip-based blog post that explained how I got involved with the LOUIE LOUIE documentary project. With my new efforts to raise money via Kickstarter.com,…