There’s a few things to note regarding the infamous “Maximum LOUIE LOUIE” marathon at KFJC radio. First, here’s a clip that I borrowed from the KFJC.org website: This clip is a sampling…
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Marty Preece aka “Max Multi-Track”- LOUIE of the Week
This week, as part of the ongoing LOUIE of the Week series, it’s time to highlight a never-before heard recording of LOUIE LOUIE. In the early-mid 1980s, right around the time when…
The Passenger- LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE highlights a video on YouTube that states simply “the passenger 1998 – louie louie live 1998” There’s not much info in this description, but based on other videos posted…
RIOT101- Louie of the Week
From Lakewood, Ohio, the group known as Riot101 performs LOUIE LOUIE at the Winchester Tavern & Music Hall on October 30, 2009. Congratulations, boys – you are the winner of this week’s…
Iggy Pop gets interviewed by Handsome Dick Manitoba
Thanks to the good people at SIRIUS (thanks, Tara), I’ve discovered a fun little LOUIE-centric clip of Iggy Pop being nterviewed by Handsome Dick Manitoba (singer with the Dictators). This little clip…
Kenny Wayne Gunner and Janel – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE of the Week award goes out to Kenny Wayne Gunner and Janel, who perform a unique rendition of the song at Ocean Shores, Washington
Mystery LOUIE #377 “Louie Had a Little Lamb?” – LOUIE of the Week
Earlier this year, thanks to the help of my friends in cyberspace, I was able to deduce the identity of a MYSTERY LOUIE from the infamous KFJC “Maximum LOUIE LOUIE” marathon. Mystery…
RIP: Marcel J. Chouinard, one of earliest singers to perform LOUIE on TV
I just learned that Marcel J Chouinard has passed away on Monday, October 12th. In 1964, Marcel performed LOUIE LOUIE with The Nocturnals on a Canadian TV show known as “Let’s Go.”…
The Bangles in 1984- LOUIE of the Week
Here’s one I misssed the first time around – it’s The Bangles doing a sloppy version of LOUIE LOUIE as part of the I.R.S. Cutting Edge TV show on MTV sometime in…
More on Iggy Pop & the continuing LOUIE LOUIE connection
This week, I had about three people tell me about the use of Iggy Pop‘s “LOUIE LOUIE” in the new Michael Moore movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story.” In today’s Detroit Metro Times,…