Phil “Fang” Volk, an alumni of Paul Revere & the Raiders, shared a special LOUIE LOUIE performance on his Facebook page– a recent collaboration with the Kingsmen! Phil “Fang” Volk playing bass…
Category: Paul Revere & Raiders
Hail Hail Girl Trouble! (LOUIE of the Week)
I am in awe of Girl Trouble! (The band, not the actual concept…) I can’t remember the first time I ever witnessed the band in concert… whether it was at Marsugi’s, the…
RIP: David Bowie (aka Davie Jones) – LOUIE of the Week
Once upon a time in 1964, a 17 year old teenager named David Robert Jones began his musical recording career with a band called Davie Jones with the King Bees. Their initial…
2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the most important LOUIE performance of the past seven days – the big 2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale! Three core members of Paul Revere & the Raiders during the…
RIP: Dennis Eichhorn, writer, adventurer, underground comic book creator
Writer Dennis Eichhorn died last week on Thursday, October 8th, and I’m kinda bummed about it. With the life that he lived, shared via the stories that he wrote, I imagine he…
Oregon Music Hall of Fame tribute to Jack Ely
On Saturday, October 10th, there will be the 9th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction & Concert will be held at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. At this event,…
Steve West, the Lost Raider – LOUIE of the Week
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!…
Paul Shaffer on 1990 David Letterman show – LOUIE of the Week
In celebration of David Letterman‘s amazing television legacy this week, here’s Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band performing a lively version of “Louie Louie” on Letterman’s Late Night TV show…
RIP: Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek actor, musician, multi-talented human)
On Friday as I began my day checking email and info feeds via social media, I was alerted to the sad news of the loss of legendary actor Leonard Nimoy. One of…
RIP: Kim Fowley, co-producer of Richard Berry post-LOUIE songs
Kim Fowley, the legendary Hollywood huckster, eccentric music producer, singer-songwriter, Svengali music biz mastermind, and author of the autobiography “Lord of Garbage,” has died at the age of 75 years old. Kim…