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…
This week’s……
This week’s LOUIE has been distracted by way too many unexpected life events over at LOUIE Central. There will be a LOUIE next week – guaranteed!
Randy King – LOUIE of the Week
This week, my friend Randy King takes the LOUIE LOUIE spotlight! Randy was one of the musicians that contributed a never-before-shared, 20 year-old LOUIE LOUIE for last week’s Italian LOUIE LOUIE Marathon,…
The Song Remains The Same- Joe Maccoll’s obsession
Our pal Joe Maccoll got some attention for his “LOUIE LOUIE obsession” today, thanks to the website known as Sabotage Times! The Song Remains The Same (Or Not) – The Legend of…
Pee Wee Herman endorses International LOUIE Day!
From the official Pee Wee Herman webpage today! http://peewee.com/2015/04/11/celebrate-international-louie-louie-day-today/ THANK YOU, PEE WEE HERMAN!