Many of us were excited when we found out that Iggy Pop would be receiving his lifetime achievement award at the Grammy Awards last Sunday. We figured there would be a special…
Category: Obituaries
LOUIE Micro-Mentions #1 (Don Imus, John Fogerty, Frank Zappa)
It’s time to make note of a special category of LOUIE moments. “LOUIE Micro-Mentions“- is the special type of moment when the song LOUIE LOUIE is mentioned, but not performed. We’ll start…
RIP: Neil Innes, music/comedy genius of Rutles, Monty Python, Bonzo Dog Band
Devastated. One month after receiving handwritten lyrics from Neil Innes, and writing about his misadventures with Pledge Music on my LL blog, he passes away. Very saddened by his passing, but feeling…
RIP: Dorothy Berry, high school sweetheart + first wife of Richard
I’m saddened to report that Dorothy Berry (Dorothy Ann Durr), high school sweetheart and first wife of Richard Berry, passed away on Friday, December 20th. She suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
RIP: Roy Loney, founding member of Flamin’ Groovies
Last week, we lost a dear friend. Roy Loney, a founding member of the Flamin’ Groovies, died on Friday the 13th of December. He passed away at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical…
RIP: René Auberjonois, Star Trek actor
Actor Rene Auberjonois has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. The New York-born Auberjonois began his career in the theatre in the 1960s, and made his feature film debut in…
RIP: Don Baskin of Syndicate of Sound (w/ rare LOUIE recording)
We recently lost Don Baskin, singer / founding member of Syndicate of Sound. His death was announced on the Syndicate of Sound Facebook page: Don Baskin 1946 – 2019 Don died peacefully…
RIP: Kim Shattuck, of the Muffs, the Pandoras and the Coolies
This week, I was shocked and saddened to learn that Kim Shattuck passed away. Kim was a rock ‘n’ roll woman blessed with a wealth of charisma and a wicked sense of…
RIP: Robert Hunter, songwriter for Grateful Dead
Robert Hunter, the man who provided the Grateful Dead with lyrics for some of their most memorable songs, passed away on Monday night. Rolling Stone shared a brief history of his friendship…
Universal Music Group’s 2008 fire disaster + LOUIE LOUIE ?
Yesterday, thanks to the New York Times, we learned of a terrible fire disaster that took place in 2008 at the Universal Music Group vault, which apparently destroyed over 500,000 master recordings….