Back in November, we learned about a special video and performance of THE SONG by the band known as The Cry!, featuring Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen. This version was created to…
Category: Pop Culture
RIP: Harold Ramis, film director/writer
Film director/writer Harold Ramis has passed away. He had a remarkable career creating some very successful motion pictures – Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack and National Lampoon’s Vacation. He was also involved with…
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 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…
LOUIE LOUIE as an art installation in Federal building
Here’s a nice little story about a new art installation at a Federal building in Portland, Oregon = the town where the Kingsmen recorded LOUIE LOUIE, courtesy of OregonLive.com: May 29, 2013…
The FBI Investigation Revisted….
The FBI investigation of LOUIE LOUIE has received a lot of extra attention this week with the recent Smithsonian article on the subject, as summarized by Daily Caller: What you may not…
Rue ’66 “Roller Girl” – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we point the LOUIE spotlight at what my fellow LOUIE enthusiasts in the LLAMAS community refer to as a “LOUIE Mutant” or a “LOUIE Clone” – a song that isn’t…
Michael Nesmith with Monkees – Micro-LOUIE of the Week
Six seconds of Michael Nesmith with the Monkees doing LOUIE LOUIE? Or was it “Wild Thing?” At this website, we’re on a mission to demonstrate that LOUIE LOUIE is the most-performed song…