Here’s a little news clipping I found in a 1957 issue of Cash Box magazine. Apparently, when Richard Berry toured the West Coast in Washington and Oregon with Bobby Blue Bland and…
Star La’Moan & Kitchenettes in April 2018 – LOUIE of the Week
It was just another Friday night in Santa Cruz, California. My friend Star La’Moan and her Kitchenettes were playing at the Poet & Patriot, and my friend Stretch was also there. As…
Rock Hall of Fame inducts LOUIE LOUIE in the first batch of important singles!
Billboard shared this important news: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began honoring songs in addition to artists at the 33rd annual induction ceremony on Saturday night (April 14) in Cleveland’s…
Jim Phelps & the Clandestones (KALX premiere) – LOUIE of the Week
Today, in celebration of International LOUIE LOUIE Day, we’re sharing a very special recording of LOUIE LOUIE by Jim Phelps & the Clandestones that had a special world premiere at the 1984…
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day! (Richard Berry birthday!)
Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Here’s some images to help celebrate this very special event, which would have been Richard Berry‘s 82nd birthday today! For more details about the origins of…
Coming soon … a special 40th Anniversary Animal House celebration in Oregon
Anyone ready for the world’s largest toga party? …. … featuring the band that put LOUIE on the map for millions of people? We may have just the thing for you…. Save…
RIP: Martin G. Cameron, friend + motion graphics visionary for LOUIE project
I am deeply saddened to report the passing of our dear friend Martin G. Cameron. Three days after my mother’s ashes were laid to rest, Martin died peacefully in his sleep. I…
Jimmy and the Riddles – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we’ll point the LOUIE spotlight at Jimmy and the Riddles, who are known as an “Upbeat Reggae Dub Ska Party Band!” They are from a place known as ‘Folkestone.’ I…
RIP: Nokie Edwards of the Ventures, LOUIE of the Week
Nokie Edwards, guitar player for The Ventures, one of the most successful bands to emerge from the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 82 years old….
Tom Bishop – LOUIE of the Week
For this week’s LOUIE, I’m sharing a performance by Tom Bishop who performs LOUIE LOUIE to honor his late grandparents, Louie and Louise Poltevecque! His YouTube page provides more details: Tom Bishop,…