“Do you want Grace Slick to sing LOUIE LOUIE? Would that be the ultimate get-off for a Fillmore East audience or what?” Damn, I loved hearing that phrase spoken by Frank Zappa…
My thanks!
THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH LOUIE LOUIE, but I’d like to thank everyone for all their kind wishes on my special day. Some of my wishes didn’t come true, but…
What About March 9th?
What do Mark Lindsay, Mickey Spillane, David Pogue, Robin Trower, Amerigo Vespucci, Vyacheslav Molotov, and yours truly have in common? A common anniversary of existence- March 9th. If anybody out there in…
Archival LOUIE clips found at YouTube.com
YouTube.com is a very interesting website. People get the opportunity to share video clips with the world. It’s a wild mix of home movies, commercials, documentaries, music videos, and oddball shorts that…
Sheik of Araby
This posting has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with LOUIE LOUIE, but as I’ve mentioned other great songs that were covered by multiple musicians, I felt I should acknowledge the special “Sheik of…
LOUIE Radio tonight- Sunday Feb 26th
Tonight on the Allan Handelman’s “Rock Talk” radio show, there will be a big chunk of the show dedicated to the subject of LOUIE LOUIE. Dick Peterson the Kingsmen, will be discussing…
A Silly Musical Joke
Blame B. Keys for this one: A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.” So, the E-flat leaves, and the…
Oh… these silly book sellers…..
Today, I stumbled upon an interesting little website…. http://www.tommytbooks.com/tomlist.html If you scan to the mid-way point, you’ll see…. [01324] Marsh Dave. Louie Louie. New York: Hyperion, 1995. First Stated. 8vo – over…
RIP: Luther Rabb, Seattle musician with Jimi Hendrix
Last week, I got word that Luther Rabb, a musician who played with Jimi Hendrix in during his early Seattle days, has passed away. Luther played in the Velvetones, one of Jimi’s…
DISCOVERED: Jimi Hendrix does LOUIE LOUIE!
I haven’t actually heard this yet, but according to my pals Gerry & Suzy Fialka, there is a recorded version of LOUIE LOUIE by Jimi Hendrix! Apparently somewhere during the warm-up of…