On Sunday, we lost another rock music pioneer. Carl Gardner, founding member of the Robins, which evolved into the Coasters, has passed away. The 83 year old singer died of congestive heart…
Category: Richard Berry
Synth pop Louie- LOUIE of the Week
Time for a blast from the past…. My friend Michael “Mickey Dreadlocks” Dresbach recently shared a special LOUIE LOUIE he recorded for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon of 1983. This is…
Six days ’til LOUIE Day….
Just a little reminder ….. there’s six more days before “International LOUIE LOUIE Day!” There will be a 4 hour radio show on International LOUIE LOUIE Day – Monday, April 11 at…
Origins of the LOUIE Project
A few years ago, I shared a comic strip-based blog post that explained how I got involved with the LOUIE LOUIE documentary project. With my new efforts to raise money via Kickstarter.com,…
Richard Berry & the Pharaohs 1996- Have Love Will Travel- LOUIE of the Week
It’s too late to share this one for Valentine’s Day, but here’s a special treat that I’ve assembled to celebrate a special moment in time when very big things are happening on…
Zippy the Pinhead for Precedent!
Somedays I just love Facebook for the way it helps me connect me with friends and the good stuff. Today’s one of those days. David J. Coyle sent me this little image…
The (Temporary) Rebirth of a Recording Studio
Last week, as I read about the misinformation about the “Portland restaurant recording studio,” I thought it’d be good to properly acknowledge the actual studio, especially as was the location was recently…
The Ross Wilson interview
On Sunday night in California, Monday afternoon in Australia, a very special interview took place for the LOUIE documentary project. For years, I’ve been in touch with Ross Wilson. I knew about…
Meet Bob Wayne, of Rhino’s Best of LOUIE LOUIE and Big Daddy
This week, I’d like to introduce the world to someone that was closely involved with the 1983 Rhino record known as THE BEST OF LOUIE LOUIE, a release that was one of…
Neil Young – a slightly recycled LOUIE of the Week to celebrate five special people!
Thanks to the silly social network known as Facebook, I’ve discovered that five friends of mine are celebrating their birthday this week. Because all five of these friends have a connection to…