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 heart and soul of this thing we call rock ‘n’ roll…. a genuine believer in the higher power… and a bonafide supernova […]

May 11th, 2020 | Category: Garage Rock, LOUIE relative, LOUIE Universe, Music Biz, Obituaries, Pop Culture, Pre-LOUIE, Richard Berry | Leave a comment

Hadda Brooks’ Bully Wully Boogie – Pre-LOUIE of the week

Here’s a catchy little song by Hadda Brooks that feeds in the LOUIE consciousness as a Pre-LOUIE composition that may or may not have contributed to the inspiration of LOUIE LOUIE. “Bully Wully Boogie” was a 1946 recording that was originally released on the Modern Records label. It starts off as a standard piano […]

April 27th, 2017 | Category: Los Angeles - Southern California, Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, Pre-LOUIE, Record Collecting | Leave a comment

Happy 90th Birthday Chuck Berry – Pre-LOUIE of the Week

Today, we celebrate Chuck Berry‘s 90th birthday, who’s still rockin’ live for fans all over the world!

For the record, Chuck Berry is definitely NOT related to Richard Berry, author of the song “LOUIE LOUIE.” That being said, there was one particular song that Chuck wrote and released in 1956 that may have had […]

October 18th, 2016 | Category: Garage Rock, Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, Pop Culture, Pre-LOUIE, Record Collecting, Richard Berry | One comment

Havana Moon – Pre-LOUIE of the Week

To celebrate today’s historic announcement about normalization of relationships between the United States and Cuba, I’m posting a song that many folks have considered a “Pre-LOUIE song” = something that might have influenced Richard Berry in his composition of “LOUIE LOUIE.”

As the YouTube clip points out, “Havana Moon” was released as a 78rpm […]

December 17th, 2014 | Category: Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, Old Versions, Pre-LOUIE | Leave a comment