This week, thanks to my pal David at Punmaster.com, I received word that musician Michael Rivinius had died. I first met Michael back in 1989 when he arranged a show with Richard…
The Matalan UK TV commercial with LOUIE LOUIE
Theo of the LouieLouie Pages reported on yet another TV commercial that uses LOUIE LOUIE: While on holiday in the UK these last few weeks I stumbled upon yet another new TV…
Does the world need another version of LOUIE GO HOME?
Ace Records has somehow unleashed yet another variant on the LOUIE theme. “LOUIE GO HOME,” the big sequel to LOUIE LOUIE by Paul Revere and the Raiders, was recorded by the Fireballs…
RIP: Harold Welch, bay area restaurateur, music promoter
A few days ago, I was reading the San Jose Mercury when I ran across an obituary of an old friend. Harold Welch was a very colorful character in the San Francisco…
YouTube presents Bob Dylan’s LOUIE LOUIE!
I love good ol’ YouTube! Somebody posted a rare clip of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty performing THE SONG! The venue was the rehearsal for the 1985 Farm-Aid.
Not the same Kingsmen
Contrary to certain rumors floating around cyberspace, the upcoming movie “All the Kings Men” starring Sean Penn is NOT the story of Lynn Easton, Jack Ely, Mike Mitchell, Dick Peterson, Barry Curtis,…
What about today?
Today, anyone that reads a newspaper, watches television, or surfs the web will be bombarded by commemorative tributes to the tragedy that happened five years ago. It was a terrible moment in…
Rare Kingsmen videos at YouTube
Here’s a litttle nugget from the 1980’s. Jack Ely, original vocalist for the Kingsmen‘s “LOUIE LOUIE,” did a little music video for his song “Highway Robbery.” Speaking of the Kingsmen, did you…
RIP: Huggy Boy, Los Angeles disc jockey
For many people growing in Los Angeles, disc jockey Dick “Huggy Boy” Hugg provided their first exposure to rhythm and blues music. For five decades, Huggy Boy was a true legend in…
This One’s for Stretch!
I owe a lot to my friend Jeff “Stretch” Riedle. If it weren’t for him, I would have never gotten into this LOUIE LOUIE mess. Stretch was the guy who started the…