I’m recycling this post about Robert Fripp and Toyah from Brooklyn Vegan…. (a fun website) Robert Fripp recently returned home to England after a month-long speaking tour in the US and to…
Category: LOUIE relative
An Appreciation of The Dreamers to The Blossoms
This week, we’re pointing the mighty LOUIE spotlight at The Dreamers, a vocal group that would became the Blossoms. As music writer Jay Warner once declared, this band was “the most successful…
The Subtle Sounds of LOUIE
Some of the most inspired variations of LOUIE LOUIE aren’t even called LOUIE LOUIE.
RIP: Little Richard, rock ‘n’ roll legend
We lost a beautiful soul this weekend. Truly, there was no person ever like Little Richard, nor will there ever be another person like Little Richard. I mean seriously… he WAS the…
LOUIE LOUIE in Rap Music
This week, we’re going to take a look at how LOUIE LOUIE has been utilized in rap music. Werner Von Wallenrod is a serious hip hop enthusiast that created a series of…
Big Sandy – Havana Moon (LOUIE relative of the Week)
OK, time for another Sandy fix. Last week, I witnessed an excellent performance by one of the coolest cats on Planet Earth – my pal Robert Williams, aka Big Sandy, who was…
Sandy and The Wild Wombats – Have Love Will Travel – LOUIE relative of the Week
I just out about a cool German rockabilly band known as Sandy and The Wild Wombats. Apparently, they’ve been doing some extensive touring all over Europe, and they’ve already played the “Viva…
RIP: Keely Smith, jazz and pop vocalist
My friend David Richoux relayed the sad news of the passing of Keely Smith.. “Only half Louie related, but another obit…” Jim Harrington shared an overview of Keely’s career in the San…
William Shatner’s Garbage Man – LOUIE relative of the Week
This week, the mighty LOUIE spotlight is pointed at William Shatner‘s inspired rendition of The Cramps‘ “Garbage Man.” Or as Captain Kirk might say, this rendition may …“Boldly Go Where No Garbage…
The Filipino Kingsmen Playing “Hitchhike” – LOUIE distant relative of Week
Here’s a cool vintage discovery from the early 1960s – another band known as “the Kingsmen” that had NOTHING to do with the band with the LOUIE hit recording. This is a…