The Wailers may not have reached their goal of 1,600+ guitars at the recent LouieFest, but it looks like they did reach a new world record for drummers. Getting 250+ drummers to…
Sonics reunion – mere days away…
If only my bank account wasn’t like a perpetually-hungry feral dog, slurping away with a frantic appetite at what meager scraps were thrown into it’s under-nourished belly, I’d be in New York…
KFJC Tomb of the Unknown LOUIEs, part 1
Twenty-four years ago, there was a crazy LOUIE LOUIE marathon that attempted to break all world records. For six months, there was a serious effort by college radio station KFJC to track…
More rockin’ videos from the E.P. archive
After my recent posting of a Frontier Wives video I shot ages ago, I was bombarded with requests for more video of this extinct San Jose band. So, by special request, here’s…
A Rockin’ LOUIE music video from San Jo’
San Jose, California isn’t really known for being much of a music town. Maybe you’ve heard of Count Five, Syndicate of Sound and the Chocolate Watchband, who all started here in the…
1966 Billboard ad for Kingsmen re-issue
Here’s an advertisement from a Billboard magazine, dated April 30, 1966. It’s interesting how this was an advertisement in Billboard magazine, showing off the Top 100 chart status in Cashbox magazine, which…
Oregon Celebration with Kingsmen & Mark Lindsay
There’s a celebration going in Oregon this Saturday, and it’s a special induction ceremony for an all-new organization. The Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) is a new, non-profit organization created to…
Today is Instant Karma Day
I began my LOUIE LOUIE quest at a little radio station that decided to host a massive LOUIE LOUIE marathon where the song was played for 63 hours with over 800 versions….
Between Richard Berry and Rockin’ Robin Roberts
In documenting the story of LOUIE LOUIE, I’ve met a lot of people that have shared their insight about how this song made it’s way into the Pacific Northwest, where it was…
Rare photos of Jack Ely & Courtmen
Here’s a little test… See how many differences you see between the photo on the right and the photo on the left? OK, here’s another set of images. How many differences did…