The Latest List of All Known Versions of LOUIE LOUIE

With the beginning of the new year, we thought this would be a good time to acknowledge the latest efforts to answer the question “How many versions of LOUIE LOUIE are there, anyways?”

Our friend Clay Stabler has created a special Wikipedia page to answer that very question.

“Making progress on the LL […]

January 1st, 2020 | Category: LOUIE Universe, New Versions, Old Versions, Production at LOUIE Central, Record Collecting, World's Most Recorded Song | Leave a comment

RIP: Pete Fountain, jazz clarinetist – LOUIE of the Week

“Pete Fountain, the goateed clarinetist who became a global ambassador of New Orleans jazz with his flawlessly slippery technique and joyful sound, died Saturday of heart failure while in hospice care in New Orleans.”

I borrowed that opening sentence from Randy Lewis’s fine obituary that was shared on August 6th in the Los Angeles […]

August 9th, 2016 | Category: Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, LOUISiana, Obituaries, Record Collecting, World's Most Recorded Song | Leave a comment