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…
Category: Old Versions
Happy Birthday Tina Turner- LOUIE of the Week
A BIG Happy Birthday goes out to Tina Turner, who celebrates 74 years today! http://youtu.be/wZbDluGjYak
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,…
The Electric Ferrets – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a 30 year old version of the song performed by The Electric Ferrets, with some very interesting back history.. Music video of The Electric Ferrets doing one of…
RIP: George Duke, jazz pianist
I’m saddened to report that George Duke has passed away. He just released his album- “DreamWeaver,” which debuted at #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Chart. It was a tribute to his wife,…
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…
RIP: Joey Covington, Jefferson Airplane drummer / LOUIE of the Week
Joey Covington, a drummer with Jefferson Airplane and founding member of Hot Tuna, has passed away at the age of 67 years old. Apparently, he died in automobile accident in Palm Springs,…
Lulu’s Marble – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Lulu’s Marble, a band from Japan that existed between 1994-1999. Nippop.com provided an excellent overview of the band: Lulu’s Marble was one of a…
RIP: Ray Manzarek of the Doors – LOUIE of the Week
It was a very sad Monday when we learned that we lost Ray Manzarek to cancer. That very same morning, one of my old friends, Mike Sullivan, lost his wife Lori to…
The Rockets – LOUIE of the Week
This week, from Australia, it’s the Rockets taking the LOUIE of the Week spotlight! This performance was captured sometime in the early 1980s at the Melbourne Hotel in Perth! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJz-OR5y19w