Things have been busy at LOUIE central. A broken water pipe and an out-of-control tree can do that sort of thing….. … but there’s always next week…
David Bowie + LOUIE connection part 3 / Footstompin’ – non-LOUIE of the Week
(David Bowie and Carlos Alomar – superb photo by David Plastik of IconicPix) For the past few weeks, I’ve been using this LOUIE blog as an excuse to explore some of the…
David Bowie + LOUIE LOUIE part 2 / Les Dantz – LOUIE of Week
Following up on last week’s tribute / celebration / acknowledgement of David Bowie‘s legacy, here’s even more thoughts on his connection within the LOUIE LOUIE universe… 1983 was a very important year…
RIP: David Bowie (aka Davie Jones) – LOUIE of the Week
Once upon a time in 1964, a 17 year old teenager named David Robert Jones began his musical recording career with a band called Davie Jones with the King Bees. Their initial…
(what sounds like) Elvis Presley’s LOUIE LOUIE – LOUIE of the Week
Today, Elvis Presley would have been 81 years old! Which of course led to the hypothetical question – “What would it sound like if Elvis sang LOUIE LOUIE?” Luckily, someone with the…
Remembering Those We Lost in 2015
Last year, we lost quite a few people in the LOUIE universe. Click on their names to read more about them. Jack Ely, the original lead singer of the Kingsmen, was one…
RIP: Lemmy of Motörhead (LOUIE of the Week)
With the passing of Lemmy Kilmister this week, so many of us are feeling a deep sense of loss… perhaps more than we expected. Lemmy Kilmister was a certainly a larger-than-life character…
Happy Holidays from LouieLouie.net
Our very best wishes go out to all our friends out in cyberspace. Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Festus, Solstice, and New Year’s to all! Peace be with you! (illustration by…
Ray and Dave Davis 2015 reunion with “You Really Got Me” – LOUIE relative of the Week
Ray Davies and Dave Davies together again on stage in 2015? Fantastic news! It feels like an early Christmas present! Thank you!! It was a special night …. On Friday, the 18th…
Pete Seeger – another subject of FBI investigation
Anyone following these pages knows all about the infamous F.B.I. investigation of the song LOUIE LOUIE. Did you know about the investigation of singer-songwriter Pete Seeger? Mother Jones shared some details in…