The Fabulous Wailers just came from playing at the Ponderosa Stomp in Memphis, and Kent Morrill sent me this report: Memphis: The Fabulous Wailers wowed them with the good old Northwest Sound…in…
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LouieLouie.net seeks old movies!
Production on the LOUIE LOUIE documentary continues at a steady pace. It takes a long time to transfer all the footage I’ve shot over the years… in all types of video formats….
Mojo tunes into Jimi, LOUIE, and the Wailers
Right after Christmas, I found myself in Tower Records, returning a CD that I received twice. Wandering around the magazine section, I found the last copy of the December issue of Mojo…
The Fabulous Wailers to play New Orleans benefit
The Fabulous Wailers, the band whose version of LOUIE LOUIE inspired the Kingsmen to record that amazing hit record back in 1963, are scheduled to perform at a massive benefit for New…
Googlin’ Thyself…
I admit it. It’s a cheap thrill, but I enjoy doing it. I like to google myself. Who would bother to mention ME in their webpages, anyway? Wang Dang Dula! is a…
Wailers, Tales of Tacoma & World Records
Kent Morrill and Buck Ormsby of the original Wailers are now doing a radio show up in their hometown of Tacoma, Washington. It’s a program called “Wailers Houseparty” show on KLAY-AM (1180)…
A very busy week at LOUIE central
This LOUIE project has provided a very interesting ride. When I first started this thing, I really knew absolutely nothing about LOUIE LOUIE, the career of Richard Berry, the Pacific Northwest rock…