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:…
Category: Pop Culture
St. LOUIE Cardinals – LOUIE of the Week
Congratulations to the Saint LOUIS Cardinals for their magnificent World Series victory! To celebrate the moment, someone created a special “LOUIE LOUIE Cardinals Anthem” which can be found at…. http://soundcloud.com/djtab314/louie-louie-cardinals-anthem It’s LOUIE…
John O’Hara and his Playboys (1964) – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE comes all the way from Germany circa 1964. John O’Hara and his Playboys, NOT to be confused with Ron Holden & the Playboys (one of the earliest bands to…
Animated Animal House-style video – LOUIE of the Week
Now, for something completely different for this week’s LOUIE…. On YouTube, I stumbled upon a fun little animated video created by PieperComics. This is a fun little animated cartoon of an Animal…
Geno Henderson & the Florence Greenberg Broadway show- LOUIEs of the Week
I found a great funky version of LOUIE LOUIE online by a guy named Geno Henderson. He’s got quite a resume behind him, too! As a native of Los Angeles, Geno began…
Cheney: I Kept “Louie, Louie” Lyrics Safe After 9/11
The Gerbil News Network shares a poignant excerpt from former Vice President Dick Cheney‘s new autobiography. WASHINGTON, D.C. Making the rounds of Sunday political talk shows to promote his new book “In…
RIP: Jerry Leiber of Leiber & Stoller
Jerry Leiber of Leiber & Stoller has passed away. It’s difficult to properly convey the cultural impact this songwriting team has had on 20th Century music, so I won’t even bother. There’s…
LOUIE LOUIE show in Paris – THIS WEEK!
I’ve been invited to speak at a very special LOUIE LOUIE event in Paris. While I won’t be able to fly from California to France, I will be appearing in Paris via…
RIP: Larry “Wild Man” Fischer
Today, I’m saddened to report another casualty in the music universe. Larry “Wild Man” Fischer, as far as I know, didn’t record LOUIE LOUIE, nor did he have any obvious connections to…
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,…