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,…
This one’s for my Mom
I lost my mother almost two weeks ago. She was an exceptional being on so many different levels. She was a World War II survivor that witnessed some terrible things.
The Return of Stretch – non-LOUIE of the Week
Last Saturday, my friend Jeff “Stretch” Riedle returned to the stage to finish an incomplete show that occurred three months earlier when he experienced a cardiac arrest, and his life could have…