I was so very saddened when I learned that Lady Bo passed away last week. When I first began what turned into a rather unique journey documenting the legacy of the song…
Category: San Francisco Bay Area
RIP: Lady Bo (short version)
I received word that Lady Bo (Peggy Jones Malone), whose band backed up Richard Berry and Jack Ely at the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon, has passed away. I will be sharing…
KFJC Maximum LOUIE memories – LOUIE of the Month
Today is the big anniversary for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE Marathon = the event that sparked the documentary project and subsequent webpage you’re viewing right now. For 63 hours, this song…
Alexander Surmont – Italian LOUIE of the Week
With three days before the very FIRST Italian LOUIE LOUIE Marathon, the time was right to share a very cool Italian version of the song, which far as I know, has NEVER…
The Rubinoos – LOUIE (mutant) of the Week
It’s time for we like to call a “LOUIE Mutant” – a song that embraces the essence of LOUIE in a major way, but somehow becomes another song in it’s own right….
Blast from Past – KQAK visits KFJC Max LOUIE
Thanks to my friend Jennifer of Radiosurvivor, I found this cool archival photo on Facebook! This is Belle Nolan and Mike Koste of KQAK (aka The Quake) visiting the KFJC Maximum Louie…
R.B. Firebirds (KFJC version #152) – LOUIE of the Week / KFJC Max LL database notes
This week, we share another tasty nugget from the LOUIE archives. Back in the early 80s, there was a rockin’ little band in the San Jose area that provided some fine music…
The Soft Jews (KFJC version #374) – LOUIE of the Week
By special request, I’m sharing a very special, ultra-rare performance of the song from the LOUIE archives. It’s a recording by a band known as The Soft Jews, and as far as…
Zappa & Mothers open for Lenny Bruce with “Plastic People” – LOUIE of Week
To start 2014 with a bang, the first LOUIE of Week shall be a vintage recording of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, opening for Lenny Bruce at the Fillmore Auditorium…
Iggy & Stooges at C2SV Fest San Jose – LOUIE of the Week
Some things take a little longer to process than others. This week’s LOUIE is one of them. About a week and a half ago, Iggy Pop and the Stooges made a special…