Dick Dodd, vocalist and drummer for The Standells for their 1966 hit recording “Dirty Water,” has died at the age of 68 years old. He had been admitted to a hospital in…
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Viola Organista – 500 years in the making!
Some projects do take longer than others. It took 500 years for Leonardo da Vinci‘s “viola organista” instrument to be built! The Sydney Morning Herald has the story… A bizarre instrument combining…
RIP: Lou Reed, poet musician extraordinaire – LOUIE of the Week
“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” – Lou Reed Lou Reed has left the land of the living. He died on a Sunday,…
ZZ Top and the LOUIE connection
Some tasty treats from the TWO LOUIES archives, courtesy of publisher Buck Munger! ZZ Top meets the Kingsmen! From left to right: Lynn Easton, Billy Gibbons, Jack Ely and Mike Mitchell.
Parallel Paths of Another Uncredited Songwriter (all about MONEY)
Consider the story of a relatively unknown rhythm & blues singer-songwriter that released a song in the 1950s that became very famous, yet he languished in obscurity, barely receiving any credit for…
Thirty Years Ago Today…
Thirty years ago today, Richard Berry, author of the song “LOUIE LOUIE” met Jack Ely, the original vocalist for the Kingsmen, at KFJC Radio, Los Altos Hills, California. The date was August…
Hail Hail Arthur Lee Maye!
My friend Gene Maye, just launched a website dedicated to his brother Arthur Lee Maye. Arthur Lee Maye (1934-2002) was a singer of great Doo-Wop melodies, a major league baseball player, and…
Hail Hail Kim Fowley! (LOUIE of the Week)
Last week, I had an opportunity to meet and shoot an interview with Kim Fowley for the long-awaited documentary on the song LOUIE LOUIE. Kim worked with Richard Berry in early 1960’s…
Lost Lyrics of Famous Songs
Cracked.com had an intriguing article entitled “5 Insane Lost Verses That Change the Meaning of Famous Songs.” LOUIE LOUIE is not one of the featured songs with the “lost lyrics,” but it…
RIP: Paul Williams, writer, Crawdaddy publisher
Rock journalist Paul Williams passed away on the evening of March 27th, and it’s taken me a week to come up with the proper words to pay tribute to the man. I’m…