Less than a year ago, we showcased a version of “Smells Like LOUIE LOUIE” – an inspired mashup by Jeff & the R.F.s, fusing the Richard Berry song with a familiar Nirvana…
Month: August 2015
National Dog Day + Rescue LOUIE = LOUIE of the Week
Today is National Dog Day. Nationaldogday.com has the details about how this event came to be… National Dog Day is celebrated August 26th annually and was founded in 2004 by Pet &…
KFJC Maximum LOUIE memories – LOUIE of the Month
Today is the big anniversary for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE Marathon = the event that sparked the documentary project and subsequent webpage you’re viewing right now. For 63 hours, this song…
Max Martin – LOUIE of the Week
Max Martin shot a webcast video of his performance of LOUIE LOUIE. He thinks his performance is “Done real bad.” I disagree. I’ve heard much worse, and I think this one has a special rawness to it that makes it quite charming.
Richard Berry music for auto insurance!
Richard Berry‘s music has been used for a variety of different commercials, but most of the time it’s been utilized in the form of the Kingsmen‘s version of “LOUIE LOUIE.” In the…
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!…
Summer time
Last week’s LOUIE of the Week didn’t quite make it out of the gate. Too many other things going on…. There’s always next week…