Phil “Fang” Volk, an alumni of Paul Revere & the Raiders, shared a special LOUIE LOUIE performance on his Facebook page– a recent collaboration with the Kingsmen! Phil “Fang” Volk playing bass…
Category: Portland
RIP: Buck Munger, publisher of Two Louies, NW music industry legend
On Tuesday night, I received some sad news on Facebook about my friend Buck Munger. April 19, 2016 just before 2:00 on a beautiful afternoon. Buck Munger joined his favorite dog Lucee,…
2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the most important LOUIE performance of the past seven days – the big 2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale! Three core members of Paul Revere & the Raiders during the…
Oregon Music Hall of Fame tribute to Jack Ely
On Saturday, October 10th, there will be the 9th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction & Concert will be held at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. At this event,…
Steve West, the Lost Raider – LOUIE of the Week
This week, The Louie Report is honored to share a very special article by Steve West, the original guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders for their 1963 recording of LOUIE LOUIE!…
Portland’s LOUIE LOUIE Sing-a-Long – LOUIE of the Week
This sounds like a great event in Portland! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend it! OregonLive.com reported on this event: Thursday night rush hour in downtown Portland came with its own…
The World’s Largest LOUIE LOUIE Sing-A-Long ? (Portland, OR)
I found this one on Facebook… The official webpage for this event provides more details… The World’s Largest Louie, Louie Sing-A-Long Thursday, June 25th 5:30PM-6:30PM Portland City Hall 1221 SW 4th Ave…
RIP: Wally Todd, member of Jack Ely & the Courtmen
I lost my friend Wally last week. On May 14, Wally Todd, guitarist with Jack Ely & the Courtmen, died of a sudden heart attack less than three weeks after the passing…
More thoughts on Jack Ely … and a LOUIE of the Week
Yes, we’re still thinking about our friend Jack Ely… This was a heavy hit at LOUIE Central, and some things just take longer to process.. My first posting on the passing of…
RIP: Jack Ely, original lead singer of the Kingsmen
Jack Ely, the original lead singer on the most popular version ever recorded of the song LOUIE LOUIE, died this week at his home in Oregon. Jack was a member of the…