As the new year began, we learned that Ron Asheton, guitarist for The Stooges had passed away. Iggy & the Stooges were a big part of LOUIE legend. The album “Metallic K.O.”…
Category: Obituaries
RIP: Lloyd Thaxton, host of 60’s TV dance show
Last Sunday, Lloyd Thaxton, host of a popular Los Angeles TV dance show in the 1960s, passed away at the age of 81. After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma back in May,…
RIP: Earl Palmer, legendary drummer
I just found out that drummer Earl Palmer passed away this weekend. There’s a lot of musicians you call a “legend”, but Earl Palmer was of the guys that literally did it…
Good news for music lovers!
A couple of good things to report…. One year ago, I reported the death of Jim Philbrook, publisher of Record Collector News. Based on conversations I had with people involved with the…
NYPD Jazz Band honors music of Isaac Hayes
On Saturday, I attended the 19th San Jose Jazz Festival, one of the best annual music festivals in the San Francisco bay area. One of the bands I saw there really impressed…
Rare video of the Calvanes from LOUIE archives
Continuing with more memories from the Hunter Hancock tribute event produced by Doo Wop Society of Southern California of March 4, 2000, I’m sharing another clip from the same show, the same…
Remembering Hunter Hancock
Following up on the Johnny Flamingo footage I posted a few days ago to YouTube, I decided to share more footage from the Hunter Hancock tribute show where Johnny and Jeanette Baker…
Hail Hail, Johnny Flamingo… and Jeanette Baker!
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Joe Drummer, one of my friends in the U.K.: Hi Eric, today one of those strange coincidences that seem to thrive in the…
RIP: George Carlin, an honest comedian
As I got home late Sunday night / early Monday morning, I checked my email and got the word that George Carlin had died at the age of 71 years old. I…
RIP: Bo Diddley, musical pioneer
This week, there won’t be a LOUIE of the Week. Instead, we’ll pay tribute to a rock and roll pioneer that passed away this morning. Bo Diddley, one of the great musical…