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Category: Pacific Northwest

The Sonics AND The Hives – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on December 15, 2009

I think I’ve probably given The Sonics the slightly-prestigious “LOUIE of the Week” more times than any other musical group, but it’s a band that I never expected to reunite. After they…

RIP: Marcel J. Chouinard, one of earliest singers to perform LOUIE on TV

Posted on October 14, 2009

I just learned that Marcel J Chouinard has passed away on Monday, October 12th. In 1964, Marcel performed LOUIE LOUIE with The Nocturnals on a Canadian TV show known as “Let’s Go.”…

Let’s get Paul Revere & Raiders into Rock Hall of Fame!

Posted on September 17, 2009

It’s time to get Paul Revere & the Raiders into this thing called the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” It’s time to just DO IT! A group of dedicated Paul Revere…

Follow-up on Jack Ely & Courtmen at Ontario Armory

Posted on September 8, 2009

Jack Ely sent out a message to his friends after his big show at the Ontario Armory. He gave me permission to recycle these words, so here’s his report: As most of…

Whole lotta Portland stuff on October 17

Posted on September 7, 2009

You ever notice how some things come together all at once? You go through periods where there’s nothing good on TV, and there’s nobody playing any live concerts that you feel like…

Update on Franklin High

Posted on August 24, 2009

In a previous posting, I mentioned a 1966 recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Franklin High School Choir Orchestra and Stage Band. At the time I wrote it, I wasn’t sure where…

Eight more days ’til Courtmen show

Posted on August 21, 2009

For those of you that would like an opportunity to see the guy that sang LOUIE LOUIE with the Kingsmen, you’ve got a chance next weekend. Jack Ely, who left the band…

Tex & Horseheads – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on August 17, 2009

It’s time for another rare LOUIE from the E.P. archives! In the early-mid 1980’s, I was just getting started in the video biz. The LOUIE project began with the help of a…

The Drake Levin Memorial

Posted on July 30, 2009

A few weeks ago, there was a wonderful memorial for Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Family and friends came together to celebrate the man with beautiful stories, some…

More on Drake Levin

Posted on July 11, 2009

The past week has brought a lot of traffic to the website, with a lot of people paying respect to Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & Raiders that died on July…

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