Paul Shaffer on 1990 David Letterman show – LOUIE of the Week
In celebration of David Letterman‘s amazing television legacy this week, here’s Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band performing a lively version of “Louie Louie” on Letterman’s Late Night TV show…
RIP: Wally Todd, member of Jack Ely & the Courtmen
I lost my friend Wally last week. On May 14, Wally Todd, guitarist with Jack Ely & the Courtmen, died of a sudden heart attack less than three weeks after the passing…
Julian Cope & Ian McCulloch in 1978 – LOUIE of the Week
Another LOUIE LOUIE rarity discovered on YouTube: This is the only copy of a recording of a band called “Uh?” which consisted of Julian Cope (vocals on this track), before he formed…
Richard Berry National Examiner story
Richard Berry‘s life story was the subject of a 2 page article in the May 11, 2015 issue of National Examiner. It’s wonderful to see Richard’s story getting some attention, and I…
Misidentifications of Jack Ely
With the passing of Jack Ely, former singer of the Kingsmen, a lot of folks shared a common video of the Kingsmen, featuring what they thought was Jack singing…. https://youtu.be/XL20vPIXs-A What many…
More thoughts on Jack Ely … and a LOUIE of the Week
Yes, we’re still thinking about our friend Jack Ely… This was a heavy hit at LOUIE Central, and some things just take longer to process.. My first posting on the passing of…
RIP: Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate, co-writer of Brother Louie
On the heels of Jack Ely‘s passing, we have another loss in the LOUIE Universe. Errol Brown of the band Hot Chocolate, had liver cancer and passed away at the age of…
RIP: Jack Ely, original lead singer of the Kingsmen
Jack Ely, the original lead singer on the most popular version ever recorded of the song LOUIE LOUIE, died this week at his home in Oregon. Jack was a member of the…
Revisiting the Italian LOUIE Marathon – LOUIE of the Month!!
After the very successful launch of the first Italian LOUIE LOUIE Marathon that took place a few weeks ago on International LOUIE LOUIE Day, I thought it’d be fun to invite organizer…