Last week, I got word that Luther Rabb, a musician who played with Jimi Hendrix in during his early Seattle days, has passed away. Luther played in the Velvetones, one of Jimi’s…
Category: Pacific Northwest
DISCOVERED: Jimi Hendrix does LOUIE LOUIE!
I haven’t actually heard this yet, but according to my pals Gerry & Suzy Fialka, there is a recorded version of LOUIE LOUIE by Jimi Hendrix! Apparently somewhere during the warm-up of…
Re-introducing the legendary Gary S. Paxton
In the course of producing this very ambitious documentary on the world’s most misunderstood garage rock song, I’ve met some exceptional human beings that I’m very proud to call my friends. Sometimes,…
RIP: Robert Lindahl, audio engineer for Kingsmen, Paul Revere & Raiders
It’s unlikely that any major newspaper will have an article about the historical significance of the role Robert Lindahl played in the creation of one of the most cherished musical recordings in…
RIP: Lan Roberts, Seattle DJ w/ Little Green Thing with a Duck
Lan Roberts, one of Seattle’s best-known disc jockeys in the heyday of the city’s powerhouse AM rock stations, passed away recently at his home in Texas of complications from lung cancer. He…
Vintage Jack Ely photo at Lance Records
A recycled message from Dick Stewart of Lance Records / Lance Monthly: Happy New Year and enjoy the Jan 2006 issue of “The Lance Monthly.” Lots of stuff this go around. IN…
Mojo tunes into Jimi, LOUIE, and the Wailers
Right after Christmas, I found myself in Tower Records, returning a CD that I received twice. Wandering around the magazine section, I found the last copy of the December issue of Mojo…
The Fabulous Wailers to play New Orleans benefit
The Fabulous Wailers, the band whose version of LOUIE LOUIE inspired the Kingsmen to record that amazing hit record back in 1963, are scheduled to perform at a massive benefit for New…
New LOUIE LOUIE book from an actual member of Kingsmen
For the first time ever, an member of the Kingsmen has written a book about the song LOUIE LOUIE and the crazy things that happened to the band after the massive succcess…
Archival TV commercial with Paul Revere & Raiders
With a tip of the hat to the folks at BoingBoing, I stumbled upon an old TV commercial featuring Paul Revere & Raiders and the Raiders at the Bedazzled website. Which leads…