Another great singer – Young Jessie aka Obediah Donnell “Obie” Jessie, who was one of Richard Berry‘s earliest musical collaborators, passed away on April 27th. Obediah Donnell Jessie was born on December…
RIP: Lynn Easton of the Kingsmen
Lynn Easton, co-founder of the Kingsmen, whose performance of LOUIE LOUIE inspired countless toga parties, a gazillion re-recordings of the song, and an actual FBI investigation . . . passed away last…
LOUIE LOUIE in Rap Music
This week, we’re going to take a look at how LOUIE LOUIE has been utilized in rap music. Werner Von Wallenrod is a serious hip hop enthusiast that created a series of…
Follow-up on 2020 Intl. Louie Louie Day -the Quarantine Edition
On Saturday, over at LouieLouie.net, we celebrated ” International Louie Louie Day – the Quarantine Edition”.. for hopefully the first and only time. It was a challenge to find a way to…
Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day!
Today is April 11th, and we’re celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Today we’re going to try to do something We’ve NEVER attempted before. Today, we’re going to attempt a Zoom teleconference +…
Countdown to LOUIE Day 2020 – 2 days to go
International LOUIE LOUIE Day – April 11th is coming soon! With two days to go, here’s some LOUIEs from our friend Clay Stabler who posted these at the LOUIE LOUIE Party over…
RIP: John Prine, singer / songwriter
With the passing of John Prine, I’m gratified to see so much appreciation for his music on the social networks. He was a brilliant singer-songwriter. In the back of my mind, I…
RIP: Hal Willner / notes on the damned virus
Damned near 1800 people died in the United States today from COVID-19. Among them were longtime SNL stalwart Hal Willner and, of course, one of the premier American songwriters of the last…
Countdown to LOUIE Day 2020 – 3 days to go
International LOUIE LOUIE Day – April 11th is coming soon! Once again, here’s another fine LOUIE shared by our friend Clay Stabler at the LOUIE LOUIE Party over at Facebook. Today’s version…
Countdown to LOUIE Day 2020 – 4 days to go
International LOUIE LOUIE Day – April 11th is coming soon! Here’s some more tasty ones shared by our friend Clay Stabler at the LOUIE LOUIE Party over at Facebook. A version I…