This weekend, it’s an 80th birthday celebration for Little Bill Engelhart, a genuine Northwest music legend. Little Bill was, and is a very important player in the legend of the song LOUIE…
Category: Garage Rock
RIP: Peter Tork of the Monkees
Last Thursday, we lost Peter Tork, actor/singer/songwriter of The Monkees. According to his website, he passed away after a 10 year bout with adinoid cystic carcenoma, a rare cancer of the salivary…
Animal House References + LOUIE on TV – part 4
This week for Part 4 of the “LOUIE on TV” post, the focus is on two TV episodes that originally used a recording of LOUIE LOUIE for the initial broadcasts, but were…
LOUIE on TV – part 3 (mid-80s- 1990)
For part 3 of the “LOUIE on TV” posts, the focus will be on some vintage television shows from the mid-1980s to 1990. Let’s give it to ’em…. right now! Moonlighting (ABC) …
LOUIE on TV – part 2
Following up on the LOUIE on TV – part 1 post from last week, here’s an update… (original post) China Beach, Season 3/episode 15 / 1990-02-07 ”A Rumor of Peace” 08:11 –…
RIP: Tom Guido, garage rock impresario of North Beach SF
We just lost another San Francisco rocker. Tom Guido, who produced a lot of rock ‘n’ roll shows, passed away a few weeks ago. Tom Guido was responsible for reviving the legendary…
Update on the LOUIE LOUIE Indiana story
In 1964, two teenagers from a small town in Indiana got upset with the obscene lyrics that they thought heard in a new rock ‘n roll song on the radio, and decided…
New Year’s Day – Resolutions and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy
Today is New Year’s Day for 2019! My primary New Year’s resolution is to work towards finishing more video projects, including the big project connected to this very website. Some projects do…
RIP: Penny Marshall, director, actor – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we’re remembering Penny Marshall, a funny and talented lady who died in her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night due to complications from diabetes. Penny directed some very successful movies, starting…
RIP: Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
Last week, we lost Pete Shelley, lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter of Buzzcocks, one of the most significant and beloved of the original British punk bands. According to the reports, he…