You might have heard the latest info about Paul Revere….. Pollstar broke the news on Friday, August 8th with the Headline “Paul Revere Ends His Ride” Having led The Raiders for five…
Category: Pacific Northwest
RIP: Jini Dellaccio, music photographer
Jini Dellaccio, photographer of many great rock bands, has passed away at the age of 97. If you’ve paid attention to this project, you’ve seen her work. She’s created some unforgettable, iconic…
The 2013 Portland Plaque
My friend Wm. Christman, a KFJC Max LOUIE alumni, just sent me this photo from Portland, Oregon. This is the new plaque at the location where the Kingsmen recorded their version of…
Happy 75th for Little Bill Engelhart- LOUIE of the Week
Today marks the 75th birthday for one of the first performers to ever cover Richard Berry‘s immortal LOUIE LOUIE. Happy Birthday to Bill Engelhart – aka Little Bill of Little Bill &…
The Cry! (w/ Mike Mitchell of Kingsmen) + Animal House of Blues – LOUIE of the Week
Back in November, we learned about a special video and performance of THE SONG by the band known as The Cry!, featuring Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen. This version was created to…
Hail Hail David Jester and the Jesterfest!
This week, we want to tip our hat to David Jester of Portland, Oregon, who’s spent many years documenting the music scene of Portland, which included producing a cable television program in…
The Ukelele Underground of Portland – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a special performance that comes from the Kingsmen’s hometown in Portland, Oregon. I just received a little correction on what I thought was a band called the Little…
The Fab Six – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE LOUIE was shot by my friend Merri Sutton, who’s a fine photographer and friend of various Northwest musical groups. The band performing LOUIE LOUIE is The Fab Six, a…
ZZ Top and the LOUIE connection
Some tasty treats from the TWO LOUIES archives, courtesy of publisher Buck Munger! ZZ Top meets the Kingsmen! From left to right: Lynn Easton, Billy Gibbons, Jack Ely and Mike Mitchell.
The Portland LOUIE celebration of September 2013 – the Lindahl report
Today, I am honored to have a very special guest blogger – my friend Cindy Lindahl, whose father engineered the original LOUIE LOUIE recordings by The Kingsmen and Paul Revere & the…