As I woke up on Thursday morning, the first thing I saw on Facebook was this post… “I’m very sorry to tell you that Steve West, who as a 16 year old…
Category: Paul Revere & Raiders
Greetings from Portland – the Mike Mitchell memorial + the LOUIE plaques
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?
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…
August update for 2021 dearly departed
It’s August 2021 and time for an update on more folks that are no longer with us Death, the inevitable factor in this cycle of life, continues in it’s natural path. We…
Memorial for Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen
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…
RIP: Bonnie Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters
I was hoping not to write any more obituaries for people that I’ve met that have provided support for this documentary project. Sadly, we have lost more of these people, and I…
Paul Revere & Raiders 2019 Revival
2019 has been a very good year for fans of Paul Revere & the Raiders music. With the recent release of Quentin Tarantino‘s latest feature film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,”…
Celebrating Otis Redding – LOUIE of the Week (w/ chart info)
Today, I’m reminded it’s the 51st anniversary of Otis Redding‘s tragic death, so I’m recycling a post from two years ago when I visited the Otis Redding exhibit at the Grammy Museum…
RIP: Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & Raiders (LOUIE of Week)
More sad news in the Raider universe with the unexpected passing of Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Wayne MacKinnon, a close friend of Carlo, shared a wonderful…
RIP: Leon Russell / duet with Richard Berry – unreleased song of the week
2016 has been a rough year for losing musicians, and frankly we’re getting a bit tired of this sort of thing. In the past month, we’ve lost Leonard Cohen, Mose Alison, Sharon…