This week, The Louie Report is honored to share a very special article by Steve West, the original guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders for their 1963 recording of LOUIE LOUIE!…
Category: Pacific Northwest
Portland’s LOUIE LOUIE Sing-a-Long – LOUIE of the Week
This sounds like a great event in Portland! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend it! OregonLive.com reported on this event: Thursday night rush hour in downtown Portland came with its own…
RIP: Gary Abbott, drummer with Kingsmen
Here’s something I just found out about. Gary Abbott, the second drummer with the Kingsmen, passed away recently. Gary had a short run with the Kingsmen. He joined the band sometime after…
Flash from past – 1977 news tidbit on Kingsmen members
Once upon a time, there were three guys from the Kingsmen that started another band….
RIP: Wally Todd, member of Jack Ely & the Courtmen
I lost my friend Wally last week. On May 14, Wally Todd, guitarist with Jack Ely & the Courtmen, died of a sudden heart attack less than three weeks after the passing…
More thoughts on Jack Ely … and a LOUIE of the Week
Yes, we’re still thinking about our friend Jack Ely… This was a heavy hit at LOUIE Central, and some things just take longer to process.. My first posting on the passing of…
RIP: Jack Ely, original lead singer of the Kingsmen
Jack Ely, the original lead singer on the most popular version ever recorded of the song LOUIE LOUIE, died this week at his home in Oregon. Jack was a member of the…
Jeff & the R.F.’s – Smells Like Louie Louie – LOUIE of the Week
Grab your woo, man, it’s LOUIE LOUIE time! This week’s LOUIE is by Jeff & the R.F.’s, a Tacoma band created by my friend Ron Fowler and his brother Jeff. This one…
MORE on Paul Revere….
As the week comes to a close, we’re still thinking about Paul Revere, and we’re glad to see a lot of attention paid to this legacy. Paul was a biggie when it…
RIP: Paul Revere, rock ‘n’ roll legend – LOUIE of the Week
Very sad news in the rock ‘n’ roll universe with the passing of our friend Paul Revere. My friend Phil “Fang” Volk sent me this sad news on Saturday night: Dear Friends,…