This week’s LOUIE of the WEEK award goes out to GIRTH, not only for their musical performance, but also their wonderful description on YouTube: The much awaited reunion gig of Girth –…
Seven Days Til Vegas – Jack Ely & The Courtmen
Seven days from now, Jack Ely, the original vocalist of LOUIE LOUIE with the Kingsmen, will be performing a very special show in Las Vegas, Nevada with The Courtmen, the band he…
The Kids (1980) – LOUIE of the Week
Twenty-nine years ago, before I ever started this LOUIE documentary quest, there was a punk band in Belgium that performed this song. In fact, LOUIE LOUIE was their third 7″ single, released…
RIP: Earl Palmer, legendary drummer
I just found out that drummer Earl Palmer passed away this weekend. There’s a lot of musicians you call a “legend”, but Earl Palmer was of the guys that literally did it…
Music, Empowerment and Liberation
I love hearing stories about music and empowerment. Last weekend, I saw a film that embraced such concepts. The Singing Revolution is the story of the non-violent path Estonia took to free…
Mike Huckabee does LOUIE LOUIE
Not every LOUIE LOUIE video clip embedded at this page is going to get a prestigious LOUIE LOUIE of the WEEK award. Some just get mentioned, and that’s it. Case in point…
Eric Burdon (with Robby Krieger)- LOUIE of the Week
Here’s a nice little nugget featuring two rock and roll legends doing LOUIE LOUIE! Eric Burdon (of the Animals) performs with Robby Krieger (of the Doors), live at Ventura Beach, California, circa…
The Decades – Live at Weirdstock – LOUIE of the Week
Weirdstock 3 – August 23. 2008. I don’t what this was, or where it was, but here’s a video of The Decades performing LOUIE LOUIE at this very special event. They are…
Teenage Death Star – LOUIE of the Week
Teenage Death Star is a band that was formed in Bandung-Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia in 2001. I found this cool video of these guys doing LOUIE LOUIE on YouTube, courtesy of ZekeKhaseli….
Pat Moriarity & Blasted BoyZ – LOUIE of the Week
It’s always a hoot when I stumble upon nice musical recordings from an unlikely musicians. I fully expect to find different versions of LOUIE LOUIE by both “up-and-coming” rock bands and “drunken-guys-in-the-garage”…