I’ve been sorting through a lot of videotapes, as I continue to work on this big documentary of mine. If it’s not one thing, it’s another thing that distracts me from the…
Category: Jack Ely
The Kingsmen (without Jack Ely) – LOUIE of the Week
I’ve been giving Jack Ely a lot of attention to this blog lately, so I thought I’d give some attention to the band that parted ways with him. The Kingsmen had the…
Vegas Report for Jack Ely & the Courtmen
I missed the big show in Las Vegas last week, but here’s a report of the latest reunion with Jack Ely & the Courtmen. Here’s a few words from the man himself:…
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,…
Seven Days Til Vegas – Jack Ely & The Courtmen
Seven days from now, Jack Ely, the original vocalist of LOUIE LOUIE with the Kingsmen, will be performing a very special show in Las Vegas, Nevada with The Courtmen, the band he…
Update on Jack Ely & Courtmen at Las Vegas
Here’s the official word on the Las Vegas show, direct from the source: The cat is out of the bag. The “Sand Dollar Blues Nightclub and Lounge,” Las Vegas, NV. will be…
Jack Ely & The Courtmen to play special show in Las Vegas
I got an interesting announcement from Jack Ely, the original lead vocalist for the Kingsmen on the infamous LOUIE LOUIE recording: Wednesday evening, October 1, 2008, JACK ELY and the original COURTMEN…
Jack Ely of Kingsmen enters Hall of Fame (?)
I love my spies. Today, my pal Pamela Meyer, who runs Alchemy Jewelry of Brooklyn, sent me an article from the Chicago Tribune about the topic of mangled lyrics. Here’s a few…
Historic Piano with LOUIE LOUIE connections
Today, I just found out that the Cindy Lindahl will be selling off her dad’s grand piano. Her father, Robert Lindahl, who passed away in 2006, was the original recording engineer for…
KFJC Tomb of the Unknown LOUIEs, part 1
Twenty-four years ago, there was a crazy LOUIE LOUIE marathon that attempted to break all world records. For six months, there was a serious effort by college radio station KFJC to track…