it’s time for yet another LOUIE LOUIE marathon!
Category: LOUIE Universe
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…
RIP: Meat Loaf (the singer) and the LL thing
One week ago, we lost the singer known as Meat Loaf. His passing was announced on Facebook. His career spanned six decades, selling over 100 Million albums worldwide and was featured in…
RIP: Don Wilson of the Ventures
On Saturday, January 22, Don Wilson, a founding member of the Ventures, died at the age of 88 at his home in Tacoma, Washington. The Ventures were formed in 1958 in Tacoma…
Celebrating the music of Ronnie Spector
We lost Ronnie Spector, the leader of the girl group the Ronettes and the voice behind such immortal classics as “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain.” Another beautiful soul with…
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…
Happy Holidays!
Christmas time in Hollywood 1963. (photo courtesy of the Vintage Los Angeles Facebook group)
Video of the Mike Mitchell memorial
At last.. I bring to you, the full video of the memorial for our friend Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen, which took place on September 26, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Here tis……
RIP: Keith Allison of Paul Revere & Raiders and MORE…
Last week we lost Keith Allison, formerly of Paul Revere & the Raiders. Like Gail Harris (of the Fabulous Wailers), I can’t recall either one of them being involved with any specific…
RIP: Gail Harris, member of Fabulous Wailers revue
We are saddened to report the passing of Gail Harris, a dynamic female vocalist from the Pacific Northwest. Like Rockin’ Robin Roberts, she was a singer that sang regularly with the Fabulous…