With a tip of the hat to Gary Pig Gold, here’s the latest LOUIE of the Week: It’s a jazzy version of the song by David Marks live in Atlana on August…
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Brother Louie by the Stories – LOUIE of the Week
Just clockwork, it seems like every two months I get an email from someone that wants to know about “a song called LOUIE LOUIE that’s not the Richard Berry song, and it’s…
Yellow Pillow – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate a LOUIE of the Week that came from St. Petersburg, Russia. Ladies & Gentlemen, meet Yellow Pillow!
Arnie Fruit Quartet – LOUIE of the Week
A slightly primitive version of the song, enhanced by the dancing of of Ms. Bettie Page? Why Not? Some things just kind fit together nicely… Congratulations, Arnie Fruit Quartet! You are the…
Louie Armstrong – LOUIE of the Week
This week, while there’s all sorts of coverage of the big celebrity funeral of the guy folks are calling the “Entertainer of the Century,” I thought I’d take the time to acknowledge…
Distyl- LOUIE of the Week
If it’s Tuesday, then it’s time to name the LOUIE of the Week. Today, the award goes to a band known as Distyl, a band from France that embraces the Iggy Pop…
The Louie Louie Parade of Peoria – LOUIE of the Week
I found this one on YouTube, and it wins this week’s LOUIE of the Week award! Peoria’s annual parade saluting the wild, weird and wacky raises money for the St. Jude Children’s…
RIP: Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures
Two months after the Ventures performed with the Fabulous Wailers at the Moore Theater in Seattle to celebrate their new collaboration “Two Car Garage,” Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures has…
Motorhead in 1978 – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s a nice treat. Someone posted the 1988 Top of the Pop appearance of Motorhead to YouTube. This clip was the first ever TV appearance of Motorhead, promoting their first-ever record release…….
Stanley Clarke & George Duke Project – LOUIE of the Week
In 1981, Stanley Clarke & George Duke, two great jazz musicians, got together to create a very cool album together. I just found a video clip of their performance of LOUIE LOUIE…