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Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2024!

Posted on April 11, 2024

Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day, aka the birthday of Richard Berry, the man who wrote this iconic song. Here’s a few celebrations to note: 1) The folks that created the 24…

RIP: Sam D. Carlson, bassist of The Regents, creator of PNWBands.com

Posted on December 20, 2023

On November 2, 2023, we lost Sam D. Carlson, a man I consider a hero. Sam was a veteran that proudly served his country. As I mentioned in a 2015 post, Sam…

Would you believe.. Two LOUIE LOUIE Marathons … coming soon??

Posted on August 11, 2023

There’s some big news about some recently announced LOUIE LOUIE marathons! THE FIRST BIG NEWS is all about a celebration to commemorate the big anniversary of the legendary KFJC “Maximum Louie Louie”…

Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2023!

Posted on April 11, 2023

Today – April 11, 2023, we are celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day. April 11 provides an annual opportunity to celebrate the song that has been called the best party song of all…

Twas 60 years ago today…..

Posted on April 6, 2023

. . Today is the 60th anniversary of the recording of the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen! On April 6, 1963, five teenaged musicians, known collectively as The Kingsmen, recorded LOUIE…

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 one of the best movies he’s ever created – an autobiographic story entitled “The Fabelmans.” This film actually includes a quick little visual reference…

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…

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…

RIP: Sandy Nelson, legendary drummer

Posted on March 5, 2022

Last month, we lost Sandy Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s. He was the drummer for a lot of Top 40 records, including songs recorded by friends…

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