Twenty-four years ago, there was a crazy LOUIE LOUIE marathon that attempted to break all world records. For six months, there was a serious effort by college radio station KFJC to track…
Category: Old Versions
Between Richard Berry and Rockin’ Robin Roberts
In documenting the story of LOUIE LOUIE, I’ve met a lot of people that have shared their insight about how this song made it’s way into the Pacific Northwest, where it was…
Rare photos of Jack Ely & Courtmen
Here’s a little test… See how many differences you see between the photo on the right and the photo on the left? OK, here’s another set of images. How many differences did…
1972 video clip of MC5 doin’ LOUIE (plus Segon Origen)
Thanks to my YouTube subscription, I now know about a very rare LOUIE LOUIE video clip from 1972. Here’s MC5 Live at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki Finland 17 Nov 1972 Here’s another fine LOUIE…
Hail Hail Marcel Chouinard!
One of the great highlights of my trek to the Pacific Northwest was a chance to visit with singer Marcel Chouinard in Canada. During the early 1960’s, Marcel was one of earliest…
The NEW LouieFest YouTube group!
Just to make it even easier for folks to submit videos to the upcoming LOUIE LOUIE Video Contest, I’ve just created a new YouTube group. Ladies, and gentlemen, I’m proud to announce…….
Steve Propes’ ultra-rare “LOUIE LOVIE” 45 single
Here’s an image that you’ll be be unlikely to see anywhere else. My friend Steve Propes, who’s provided some excellent support to THE MEANING OF LOUIE documentary project over the years, has…
Grateful Dead and LOUIE LOUIE
Here’s something kinda fun. Thanks to one of my wonderful spies out in cyberspace, I discovered a page on the official Grateful Dead website that acknowledges the very first performance of “LOUIE…
Hail Hail, Little Bill!
Before the Kingsmen ever recorded LOUIE LOUIE, there were two other musicians that recorded their own versions of the immortal song by Richard Berry. One of them was by Rockin’ Robin Roberts,…
Does the world need another version of LOUIE GO HOME?
Ace Records has somehow unleashed yet another variant on the LOUIE theme. “LOUIE GO HOME,” the big sequel to LOUIE LOUIE by Paul Revere and the Raiders, was recorded by the Fireballs…