I want to send out a big Happy Holidays message from LouieLouie.net, aka the LOUIE REPORT! It’s been quite a year. We lost more good friends, came very close to losing some…
RIP: Keely Smith, jazz and pop vocalist
My friend David Richoux relayed the sad news of the passing of Keely Smith.. “Only half Louie related, but another obit…” Jim Harrington shared an overview of Keely’s career in the San…
RIP: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens (friend of LOUIE project)
This week, we lost Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens. Denis Diken shared the news on his Facebook page on Tuesday night. Today we mourn the loss of our friend, brother and bandmate…
Website blues
The website appears to be hacked by some outside forces, and I’m not quite sure how to fix the problem, but I was able to get it working again with a different…
Fundraiser for Stretch Riedle (aka “give the drummer some”) – LOUIEs of the Week
One week ago, my good friend Jeff Riedle (aka “Stretch“), who’s been a major advisor to the LOUIE project, suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday night, and has been in the hospital…
RIP: Bobby Lloyd Hicks of Dave Alvin’s Guilty Men – LOUIE of the Week
We’re a bit late in reporting this, we wanted to acknowledge the passing of Bobby Lloyd Hicks, who died on February 19, 2017. Bobby Lloyd Hicks performed an inspired version of LOUIE…
RIP: Fred Cole of Dead Moon
Sad news with the death of Fred Cole of Dead Moon. His death was reported today in the Dead Moon Facebook group: I’m so sorry to have to let you know that…
William Shatner’s Garbage Man – LOUIE relative of the Week
This week, the mighty LOUIE spotlight is pointed at William Shatner‘s inspired rendition of The Cramps‘ “Garbage Man.” Or as Captain Kirk might say, this rendition may …“Boldly Go Where No Garbage…
RIP: Stephen Parr, owner of Oddball Films
We lost another friend. Stephen Parr was someone I’ve known for many years. Stephen owned Oddball Films, a stock footage company in San Francisco that supplied a lot of wonderfully quirky material…
Celebrating the legacy of Fats Domino (RIP)
We lost Fats Domino last week. He was an early pioneer of the music genre we call “rock ‘n’ roll music,” and became one of the first rhythm and blues musicians to…