This week, we point the LOUIE spotlight at what my fellow LOUIE enthusiasts in the LLAMAS community refer to as a “LOUIE Mutant” or a “LOUIE Clone” – a song that isn’t…
Freddie & the Screamers – LOUIE of the Week
“A Little Sea Shanty” is the way Barry Curtis liked to describe it. Along with Freddie Dennis, Andy Parypa and Steve Peterson, they are a mixture of former and current members of…
(ex-Black) FLAG 2013 Performance – LOUIE of the Week
From the YouTube description…. In 1979, Black Flag played their first show at Moose Lodge 1873 in Redondo Beach, California. Last night, more than 34 years later, Flag — a group comprised…
killthewaves = LOUIE of the Week
Whenever possible, I try to find a distinctly unique version of the song LOUIE LOUIE for the ongoing weekly showcase at this LOUIE blog of mine. This week is one of those…
Yes, today is….
For those of you that might have forgotten, today, April 11, is International Louie Louie Day! This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 recording of the Kingsmen’s recording! Here’s a…
Celebrating All Things LOUIE- LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate the essence of LOUIE LOUIE with INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY on Thursday, April 11th. Julian Savage assembled a nice little video compilation to celebrate this very special day,…
Twas 50 years ago today….
Would you believe that today, April 6th, is the 50th anniversary of the day The Kingsmen stepped into a studio to record to create what they initially thought was a “terrible version”…
RIP: Paul Williams, writer, Crawdaddy publisher
Rock journalist Paul Williams passed away on the evening of March 27th, and it’s taken me a week to come up with the proper words to pay tribute to the man. I’m…
Pedrito Ramirez con los Yogis – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate Pedrito Ramirez con los Yogis (Discos Angelo 1965) from Los Angeles, California http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNYkH_x-Zk
The Electrical Banana Band – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate LOUIE LOUIE by the Electrical Banana Band! Here’s a clip of the band performing LOUIE LOUIE at Colonial Heritage Club’s Ballroom on January 25, 2013 in Williamsburg, VA…