Eleven days ago, we lost Dick Dale, an innovative guitarist that inspired a generation of musicians. He was called the “King of the Surf Guitar,” as he somehow created a music genre…
Category: Old Versions
RIP: Penny Marshall, director, actor – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we’re remembering Penny Marshall, a funny and talented lady who died in her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night due to complications from diabetes. Penny directed some very successful movies, starting…
Celebrating Otis Redding – LOUIE of the Week (w/ chart info)
Today, I’m reminded it’s the 51st anniversary of Otis Redding‘s tragic death, so I’m recycling a post from two years ago when I visited the Otis Redding exhibit at the Grammy Museum…
The Return of Sherlock Holmes w/ mysterious LOUIE – LOUIE of the Week
My friend Clay Stabler has been great work documenting the various LOUIE LOUIEs, and shared this update at the LOUIE LOUIE Party group page: I’m working on revising the Wikipedia section on…
Kingsmen at The Delta House (1983) – LOUIE of the Week
With the upcoming Animal House 40th Anniversary & Toga Party event in Oregon that’s happening a little over a week from now, I thought this would be a fine time to share…
RIP: Nokie Edwards of the Ventures, LOUIE of the Week
Nokie Edwards, guitar player for The Ventures, one of the most successful bands to emerge from the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 82 years old….
RIP: Edward Allan Clarke, aka Fast Eddie of Motorhead
Sad news reported on the Official Motorhead Facebook page today: We are devastated to pass on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight…Edward Allan Clarke – or as we all…
For the new year – “We’re on the Road to D’ohwhere” (a Simpsons LOUIE)
We start the new year with a special recycled Simpsons LOUIE moment! Big thanks to our friend Chester Taylor for reminding us about this one … I’d forgotten about this till it…
RIP: Tom Petty / LOUIE of the Week
Monday was a day of anger, sadness and shock. One of the worst mass shootings ever in USA. Another great singer-songwriter left us. More natural disasters and a clueless elected official that…
RIP: Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we learned that Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü passed away from kidney cancer at the age of 56. Grant was best known as the drummer and co-songwriter for Hüsker Dü, a…