A little over a month ago, I wrote about my friend Star La’Moan, aka Marla Stone Lyons, who was dealing with a terrible disease and would be leaving us sooner than we’d…
Category: Old Versions
RIP: Gary Hobish – musician, producer, recording engineer
The first time I met Gary Hobish was at a NRBQ concert at Don Quixote’s in Felton. My friend Mick Gray introduced me to him as “someone (I) should absolutely meet.” Gary…
RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE
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 Wayds of Oregon – vintage 1966 film clip
I recently found out about the 1966 video clip featuring The Wayds of Oregon, thanks to a referral by my friend David J. Coyle “This is the crudest, most inept sounding ’60s…
RIP: Sandy Nelson, legendary drummer
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…
Get Back and the Music Documentaries of 2021
2021 was a great year for music documentaries. For many of us, it felt like a godsend to find these treasures after the extremely difficult and challenging year of 2020. Billie was…
LOUIE LOUIE Memories of Michael Dresbach (aka Padre Mickey)
This week, I’ve invited my old friend Michael Dresbach to be a special guest blogger. Michael was a part of the infamous KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon all those years ago, and…
Rare LOUIE 45 single by (alternative) Sonics Sells for $4,850
It’s time for the first LOUIE post for 2021! It’s a new year, as we hit the “restart” with a new operating system in the USA, which will hopefully be a better…
12 Days of LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas (the Christmas Finale)
Today is Christmas, and we are celebrating this special day. Mojo Nixon provided a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas with a LOUIE LOUIE theme, which we’re sharing once again…. On these LouieLouie.net…
12 Days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas – Day 11
It’s the 11th day of the 12 days ’til LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas celebration, and we’ve thinking about … Frank Zappa A diverse composer/performer/producer that was able to blend rock, pop, jazz…