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…
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Desgaste Natural – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the kind of LOUIE just feels really great to listen to. Four guys crammed in a crowded garage. A solid drumbeat. A wailing harmonica. Guitars that are more or less in…
Chip Kinman and PCH – LOUIE of the Week
HEY! Anyone out there remember Rank and File? How about The Dils? Cowboy Nation? All of the bands featured the very talented Chip Kinman, whose name kinda sounds like “Kingsmen” if you…
Flipper (Oakland 2008) + Kinks (France 1965)- LOUIE (and half) of the Week
Last weekend , I was at a fun party at the Oakland Museum, celebrating the East Bay Express (newspaper) annual “Best of the East Bay” issue. There were six stages of live…
Batman Louie Louie – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the new Batman movie is being released. To celebrate this special occasion, this week’s LOUIE of the Week award is being given to a rendition entitled “BATMAN LOUIE LOUIE” posted…
Eric Elviss for America – LOUIE of the Week
There’s something I find oddly appealing about a guy named “Eric Elviss” singing LOUIE LOUIE. Is it because my name is Eric and I sometimes use the nickname “Elvis” among certain friends?…
Dave Matthews Band and Toots Hibbert – LOUIE of the Week
I’d heard about the Dave Matthews Band doing LOUIE LOUIE. In fact, last year I mentioned that LOUIE LOUIE was part of song called “Warehouse” which was on “The Best of Whats…
BEST video of guy in chicken suit singing LOUIE = LOUIE of Week!
Anybody crazy enough to sing LOUIE LOUIE in a chicken suit deserves some kind of award! This week we’ll give him the LOUIE of the Week Award to Evil Leeech just because…
Cadillac Rockk – LOUIE of the Week
I don’t have any information about this band, but this week, the LOUIE of the Week award goes to Cadillac Rockk, who submitted their version of LOUIE LOUIE to YouTube. It’s a…
Sorry-OK-Yes = LOUIE of the Week
This week, we acknowledge Sorry-OK-Yes, a band from Tuscany, Italy that wins the LOUIE of the Week award. Here’s a little history of the band, courtesy of their official MySpace page: “Let…