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Category: Oregon

RIP: Mike Korgan, aka Ken Chase – producer of Kingsmen LOUIE LOUIE recording

Posted on January 17, 2025

Mike Korgan, the man also known as Ken Chase, who produced the iconic recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen, passed away recently. His son Todd Korgan wrote a beautiful obit +…

RIP: Sam D. Carlson, bassist of The Regents, creator of PNWBands.com

Posted on December 20, 2023

On November 2, 2023, we lost Sam D. Carlson, a man I consider a hero. Sam was a veteran that proudly served his country. As I mentioned in a 2015 post, Sam…

Would you believe.. Two LOUIE LOUIE Marathons … coming soon??

Posted on August 11, 2023

There’s some big news about some recently announced LOUIE LOUIE marathons! THE FIRST BIG NEWS is all about a celebration to commemorate the big anniversary of the legendary KFJC “Maximum Louie Louie”…

Twas 60 years ago today…..

Posted on April 6, 2023

. . Today is the 60th anniversary of the recording of the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen! On April 6, 1963, five teenaged musicians, known collectively as The Kingsmen, recorded LOUIE…

The Wayds of Oregon – vintage 1966 film clip

Posted on November 28, 2022

I recently found out about the 1966 video clip featuring The Wayds of Oregon, thanks to a referral by my friend David J. Coyle “This is the crudest, most inept sounding ’60s…

Video of the Mike Mitchell memorial

Posted on December 1, 2021

At last.. I bring to you, the full video of the memorial for our friend Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen, which took place on September 26, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Here tis……

Greetings from Portland – the Mike Mitchell memorial + the LOUIE plaques

Posted on October 11, 2021

Two weeks ago, yours truly made a little visit to Portland, Oregon. I wanted to pay my respects to Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the Kingsmen. From 1967 until his passing…

The First and Long-Lost LOUIE LOUIE plaque of Portland?

Posted on September 2, 2021

Last month, I was shocked when I stumbled upon a certain LOUIE LOUIE plaque being sold on eBay. The Kingsmen Louie Louie cast bronze dedication plaque Vintage 14 inch x 20 inch…

Memorial for Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen

Posted on August 2, 2021

Music Millennium (of Portland, Oregon) announced this special event on Facebook. In 1963, before Beatlemania here in the states, there was a song that a Portland band recorded that inspired a ton…

It’s International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2021

Posted on April 11, 2021

Today is April 11 – International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Richard Berry, author of this song, would have been 86 years old today. Last night at KFJC radio, the place where the Maximum…

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