This week, the LOUIE of the Week goes a vintage recording of the song created by Mario Allison y Su Combo. BuzzYogurtLight posted this tasty recording to YouTube with this inspired write-up:…
Category: Old Versions
Meet Bob Wayne, of Rhino’s Best of LOUIE LOUIE and Big Daddy
This week, I’d like to introduce the world to someone that was closely involved with the 1983 Rhino record known as THE BEST OF LOUIE LOUIE, a release that was one of…
The Underdogs of 1988- LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE comes from Australia. Here’s the Underdogs doing a LOUIE LOUIE-Wild Thing medley sometime in 1988. The Underdogs are Adam Warnock, John Cunningham, Don Mclean, and Julian Ardas.
The Shockwaves 1999 beach performance – LOUIE of the Week
Today, the second day of August, we’re going to celebrate the birthday of Joe Kelly, one of the two original guitarists of the Shockwaves, a Bay Area surf band that became active…
RIP: Pete Quaife of the Kinks, LOUIE of the Week
Last week, we lost Pete Quaife, the original bassist for the Kinks. Pete played on such early hits as “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night” and “Tired…
The Pink Finks with Ross Wilson (1965)- LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE of the Week honor goes to Ross Wilson for his 1965 recording of LOUIE LOUIE with the Pink Finks. Here’s a little snippet about Ross from his official…
Neil Young – a slightly recycled LOUIE of the Week to celebrate five special people!
Thanks to the silly social network known as Facebook, I’ve discovered that five friends of mine are celebrating their birthday this week. Because all five of these friends have a connection to…
Gidget & Ghandi (authorized) – LOUIE of the Week
Eleven years ago on this LOUIE LOUIE website, I created a special “That’s Cool- That’s Trash” award for Phil Milstein to acknowledge the discovery of a LOUIE LOUIE recording that he found…
Otis Day of “Animal House” Live in Chicago 2010 – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE of the Week is a recent performance of Otis Day of the movie “Animal House” performing LOUIE LOUIE at Faith & Whiskey in Chicago during John Belushi‘s Birthday Weekend,…
RIP: Willie Mitchell, musician, producer, record label owner
We just lost another musician. Willie Mitchell died on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The All Music Guide provides a nice overview of his career, of which I’ll share the first paragraph: Best…