Here’s a funny little mashing of two completely different public personalities. Here’s a frame shot of the official website for Paul Revere & the Raiders – Northwest rock and roll, video pioneers,…
Category: San Francisco Bay Area
Happy B-Day for Stretch & Iggy Pop- LOUIE of the week
Today, it’s a birthday celebration for Iggy Pop, punk rock icon, and Jeff “Stretch” Riedle, owner of the world’s largest collection of LOUIE LOUIE recordings. Truth be told, I do blame Stretch…
Ian Lloyd & the Stories – Brother LOUIE comes to California
Richard Berry‘s LOUIE LOUIE composition isn’t the only great song that uses the lyrical stanza of “Louie Louie.” There’s “Meet Me in St Louis, Louis,” a song written by Andrew B. Sterling…
Whatever Happened to… the Wonders of Science?
I am having some fun with this blog of mine. I get to write about what I want, and re-connect with old friends. Here’s an email / comment that fell into the…
There’s a Riot Goin’ On!
Here’s my latest YouTube posting: Richard Berry – LIVE in Mountain View, California on November 17, 1989, performing “Riot in Cell Block #9.” Last year, I posted one of Richard’s LOUIE LOUIE…
New Riders of Purple Sage – a 1973 version of LOUIE LOUIE
With the tip of the hat to my pal David Gross, I found out about a newly discovered version of LOUIE LOUIE from New Riders of the Purple Sage. It’s a track…
Yet another image from KFJC marathon
Here’s a tasty nugget from the past. Long before I ever thought about producing a documentary on the song LOUIE LOUIE, I created a little photo illustration to promote the then-upcoming KFJC…
KFJC Tomb of the Unknown LOUIEs, part 1
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…
More rockin’ videos from the E.P. archive
After my recent posting of a Frontier Wives video I shot ages ago, I was bombarded with requests for more video of this extinct San Jose band. So, by special request, here’s…
A Rockin’ LOUIE music video from San Jo’
San Jose, California isn’t really known for being much of a music town. Maybe you’ve heard of Count Five, Syndicate of Sound and the Chocolate Watchband, who all started here in the…