RIP: Bobby “Blue” Bland, blues singer extraordinaire

We lost another great singer this week. Legendary blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland has left the land of the living.

I’ve read and heard some excellent tributes for Bobby, with various people mentioning a common reference to him as the “Sinatra of Blues.” Bland had a very smooth style of singing blues music, […]

June 27th, 2013 | Category: Music Therapy, Obituaries, Pacific Northwest, Richard Berry, Seattle | Leave a comment

Andy Doolan and his ukelele – LOUIE of the Week

Andy Doolan of the U.K. provides a charming little version of LOUIE LOUIE on ukelele for this week’s LOUIE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJh7Xyrnvtk

June 25th, 2013 | Category: International, Louie of Week, New Versions | Leave a comment

Madeleine & the Fighting Pandas at House of Blues – LOUIE of Week

This week, we celebrate a LOUIE by Madeleine & the Fighting Pandas, live at the House of Blues on April 28, 2013

http://youtu.be/LfxdsRKbLks

Here’s another performance of the song by Madeline, aka Mad. This one’s live at 27 Live on May 2, 2013

http://youtu.be/vgMhUn2iXTo

A tip of the hat goes out of […]

June 18th, 2013 | Category: Garage Rock, Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, New Versions | Leave a comment

RIP: Joey Covington, Jefferson Airplane drummer / LOUIE of the Week

Joey Covington, a drummer with Jefferson Airplane and founding member of Hot Tuna, has passed away at the age of 67 years old. Apparently, he died in automobile accident in Palm Springs, California, where he’d been living for the past few years.

While I’ve met various members of Jefferson Airplane, and worked on two […]

June 11th, 2013 | Category: Garage Rock, Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, Obituaries, Old Versions, Production at LOUIE Central | One comment

Lulu’s Marble – LOUIE of the Week

This week, the LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Lulu’s Marble, a band from Japan that existed between 1994-1999.

Nippop.com provided an excellent overview of the band:

Lulu’s Marble was one of a long line of Japanese girl bands. Like so many others, they effectively worked the juxtaposition of cute looks and trashy garage […]

June 4th, 2013 | Category: Garage Rock, International, Louie of Week, LOUIE Universe, New Versions, Old Versions, Record Collecting | Leave a comment