My friend Joe Rallos started a new petition to bring the Kingsmen’s version of LOUIE LOUIE to the 2024 National Recording Registry. As he states on his petition: “Louie Louie” is one…
Category: Record Collecting
Iggy Pop 2023 – New album, PUNK magazine + LOUIE
So far, 2023 has turned out be a magnificent year for Iggy Pop fans! First, his new album “Every Loser” is being sold as part of a package that includes a new…
RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE
We just lost another one. Jud Cost just passed away on March 17. Jud was a dedicated music historian / journalist that wrote about music that he loved. Jud was truly a…
Frank Zappa and LOUIE LOUIE
Of all artists to ever perform the song “LOUIE LOUIE,” no other artist has performed it in so many diverse variations as Mr. Frank Zappa. On one level, you get the feeling…
Dorothy Berry – The World Needs Peace
In the large and colorful story behind the song “Louie Louie,” Dorothy Berry holds a very special role. When author Richard Berry wrote the song, he conjured up visions of a person…
RIP: Sandy Nelson, legendary drummer
Last month, we lost Sandy Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s. He was the drummer for a lot of Top 40 records, including songs recorded by friends…
RIP: Don Wilson of the Ventures
On Saturday, January 22, Don Wilson, a founding member of the Ventures, died at the age of 88 at his home in Tacoma, Washington. The Ventures were formed in 1958 in Tacoma…
Celebrating the music of Ronnie Spector
We lost Ronnie Spector, the leader of the girl group the Ronettes and the voice behind such immortal classics as “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain.” Another beautiful soul with…
RIP: Gail Harris, member of Fabulous Wailers revue
We are saddened to report the passing of Gail Harris, a dynamic female vocalist from the Pacific Northwest. Like Rockin’ Robin Roberts, she was a singer that sang regularly with the Fabulous…
An Appreciation of The Dreamers to The Blossoms
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…