Category: Richard Berry

August update for 2021 dearly departed

Posted on August 13, 2021

It’s August 2021 and time for an update on more folks that are no longer with us Death, the inevitable factor in this cycle of life, continues in it’s natural path. We…

An Appreciation of The Dreamers to The Blossoms

Posted on July 20, 2021

This week, we’re pointing the mighty LOUIE spotlight at The Dreamers, a vocal group that would became the Blossoms. As music writer Jay Warner once declared, this band was “the most successful…

RIP: Paul Harris, photographer

Posted on May 6, 2021

We recently lost yet another fine individual that’s collaborated with the LOUIE documentary project. Paul Harris, an exceptional photographer with a long career of documenting a ton of rock and roll, blues,…

Remembering Jesse Belvin

Posted on February 13, 2021

It’s February – Black History Month, and this seems like a good time as any to pause to remember one of the great underrated rhythm and blues singers from Los Angeles in…

RIP: Little Richard, rock ‘n’ roll legend

Posted on May 11, 2020

We lost a beautiful soul this weekend. Truly, there was no person ever like Little Richard, nor will there ever be another person like Little Richard. I mean seriously… he WAS the…

RIP: Roy Ross / Pete Dixon of KFJC Radio

Posted on May 7, 2020

Last week, we lost another fine human – KFJC disc jockey Pete Dixon aka Roy Ross. As the KFJC 89.7 FM Facebook page points out… We are heartbroken by the passing of…