Here’s a cool vintage discovery from the early 1960s – another band known as “the Kingsmen” that had NOTHING to do with the band with the LOUIE hit recording. This is a…
RIP: Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & Raiders (LOUIE of Week)
More sad news in the Raider universe with the unexpected passing of Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Wayne MacKinnon, a close friend of Carlo, shared a wonderful…
RIP: Lexie Shabel, cancer fighter + documentary maker
I lost another friend this week. I first met Lexie Shabel ten years ago at the 2007 Santa Cruz Film Festival. She was presenting her documentary “We Like To Drink: We Like…
LOUIE comic strip – Nancy
It’s yet another mention of LOUIE LOUIE in the daily comic strips! This ones was in Saturday’s NANCY comic strip – May 27, 2017. The Nancy comic character was originally created by…
(minimal) LOUIE at the Movies – Danny Says
I recently watched “Danny Says,” a documentary about a music industry insider by the name of Danny Fields. As someone that worked with David Peel, who passed away last month, I knew…
B.B. King & the Kings Men – LOUIE distant relative of Week
Did you know that one of B.B. King‘s earliest recordings was with the Kings Men? Absolutely true. In 1954, RPM Records released a recording by B.B. “Blues Boy” King* And The Kings…
FLASHBACK- Christopher Doll’s Unlikely History of Sixties Rock and Roll
I’m a bit swamped by various things going on right now, so I won’t be assemble a fresh blog post this week. Instead, I’ll simply recycle and update a posting from the…
Hadda Brooks’ Bully Wully Boogie – Pre-LOUIE of the week
Here’s a catchy little song by Hadda Brooks that feeds in the LOUIE consciousness as a Pre-LOUIE composition that may or may not have contributed to the inspiration of LOUIE LOUIE. “Bully…
Calamity Jeanne, the Pocket Orchestra – LOUIE of the Week
Last week, Orme Radio of Italy celebrated International LOUIE LOUIE Day with a lively 90 minute special! They closed the show with a wonderful LOUIE I’d never heard before – a French…
RIP: David Peel, folk-punk singer; LOUIE of the Week
My old friend David Peel died a few days ago. Believe it or not, he actually had a connection to this LOUIE project. Years ago, before I ever even thought about LOUIE…