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…
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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…
RIP: Village Music & Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA
I’ve been putting off this posting for some time. I’ve got way too many good memories, and I wasn’t sure how I wanted to address this. With less than two weeks to…
Garage Bands from the 60s- East Bay
It’s hard to do it all, especially when there’s more than one thing happening all at once. When I was attending the LOUIE FEST near Tacoma, Washington, there was also a FuzzFest…