With special thanks to my friend Todd Somers, I am to share a vintage performance captured 30 years ago! This week’s LOUIE is by Michael and the Shades – live at Off…
Johnny Thunders – LOUIE of the Week
When I don’t get around to posting a LOUIE of the Week until Friday, it’s a sign that things have been pretty hectic at LOUIE Central. Looking at the website, it appeared…
RIP: Johnny Winter – LOUIE of the Week
I was running late with this week’s LOUIE, and certainly didn’t plan to to utilize it again as I’ve done in the past to pay tribute to another departed musician… but life…
Heinz- Questions I Can’t Answer – LOUIE (Bastard) of the Week
Following up on last week’s blog post, which touched on the concept of “LOUIE Mutants” and “LOUIE Bastards,” here’s another song that could fit into either category. “Questions I Can’t Answer” was…
RIP: Jini Dellaccio, music photographer
Jini Dellaccio, photographer of many great rock bands, has passed away at the age of 97. If you’ve paid attention to this project, you’ve seen her work. She’s created some unforgettable, iconic…
The Nips – Gabrielle – LOUIE (Mutant) of the Week
This week, we’ll point the mighty LOUIE spotlight at what we at LOUIE CENTRAL like to call a “LOUIE Mutant”- a song that borrows heavily from LOUIE LOUIE, but is another song…
Hot Chocolate’s Brother Louie (1973) – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is on “Brother Louie,” a song which many people have confused with Richard Berry‘s LOUIE LOUIE. “Brother Louie” became a hit recording with Ian Lloyd & Stories…
Sophie Villy on Aristrocrats.FM – LOUIE of the Week
Today, the mighty LOUIE LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Sophie Villy, a Georgian (not Russian) singer that delivered a soulful rendition of THE SONG, covering the Iggy Pop– American Caesar version, while…
Hold that thought…
This week, I didn’t get around to posting a LOUIE of the Week. It’s been a rather hectic week. A road trip 400 miles from home and the sudden death of Nina…
RIP: Nina Broadwater-Johnson, daughter-in-law of Richard Berry
I am saddened, shocked and speechless by the sudden death of Nina Broadwater-Johnson, who was once a daughter-in-law of Richard Berry (author of LOUIE LOUIE). My heart goes to out to Richard…