Today I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our friend Michael Slavko, aka M. Dung, as shared on Facebook by his fiancee Judy Crum. Dung was a big…
Category: Obituaries
RIP: Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & Raiders (LOUIE of Week)
More sad news in the Raider universe with the unexpected passing of Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Wayne MacKinnon, a close friend of Carlo, shared a wonderful…
RIP: Lexie Shabel, cancer fighter + documentary maker
I lost another friend this week. I first met Lexie Shabel ten years ago at the 2007 Santa Cruz Film Festival. She was presenting her documentary “We Like To Drink: We Like…
RIP: David Peel, folk-punk singer; LOUIE of the Week
My old friend David Peel died a few days ago. Believe it or not, he actually had a connection to this LOUIE project. Years ago, before I ever even thought about LOUIE…
RIP: Larry Coryell, jazz guitarist from Pacific Northwest
Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell passed away earlier this week on Sunday, February 19th. The NY Times carried a cool headline for his obituary – “Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had…
Remembering Those We Lost in 2016
2016 was certainly one for the history books In the political universe, 2016 was the year for the craziest, most divisive election in the modern history of the United States. While a…
RIP: Leon Russell / duet with Richard Berry – unreleased song of the week
2016 has been a rough year for losing musicians, and frankly we’re getting a bit tired of this sort of thing. In the past month, we’ve lost Leonard Cohen, Mose Alison, Sharon…
RIP: Billy Miller of Norton Records / A-Bones (with a LOUIE relative of the Week)
In the midst of a week filled with rotten news, things were made even worse when we lost a kindred spirit… Billy Miller was a true champion for the foot-stomping, hip-shaking, soulful…
More on Buck Ormsby + Song of the Week
As promised, here’s more on Buck Ormsby, who passed away recently… My friend Alec Palao wrote an excellent tribute to Buck that was shared at the Ace Records website. Here’s the first…
Dave Marsh on Buck Ormsby
My friend Dave Marsh on the passing of Buck Ormsby: My first response is about what I figure Buck’s woulda been: Aww fuck… Dave dedicated a special edition of Rock & Rap…