A couple of good things to report…. One year ago, I reported the death of Jim Philbrook, publisher of Record Collector News. Based on conversations I had with people involved with the…
A bunch of people at a party, singing to a karaoke disc – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s one of the sloppier versions of LOUIE LOUIE to ever win the LOUIE OF THE WEEK award. It’s called “louie louie sf madness” and the description is simply “stuiees in the…
NYPD Jazz Band honors music of Isaac Hayes
On Saturday, I attended the 19th San Jose Jazz Festival, one of the best annual music festivals in the San Francisco bay area. One of the bands I saw there really impressed…
Update on Jack Ely & Courtmen at Las Vegas
Here’s the official word on the Las Vegas show, direct from the source: The cat is out of the bag. The “Sand Dollar Blues Nightclub and Lounge,” Las Vegas, NV. will be…
Jack Ely & The Courtmen to play special show in Las Vegas
I got an interesting announcement from Jack Ely, the original lead vocalist for the Kingsmen on the infamous LOUIE LOUIE recording: Wednesday evening, October 1, 2008, JACK ELY and the original COURTMEN…
Desgaste Natural – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the kind of LOUIE just feels really great to listen to. Four guys crammed in a crowded garage. A solid drumbeat. A wailing harmonica. Guitars that are more or less in…
Chip Kinman and PCH – LOUIE of the Week
HEY! Anyone out there remember Rank and File? How about The Dils? Cowboy Nation? All of the bands featured the very talented Chip Kinman, whose name kinda sounds like “Kingsmen” if you…
Rare video of the Calvanes from LOUIE archives
Continuing with more memories from the Hunter Hancock tribute event produced by Doo Wop Society of Southern California of March 4, 2000, I’m sharing another clip from the same show, the same…
Remembering Hunter Hancock
Following up on the Johnny Flamingo footage I posted a few days ago to YouTube, I decided to share more footage from the Hunter Hancock tribute show where Johnny and Jeanette Baker…
Hail Hail, Johnny Flamingo… and Jeanette Baker!
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Joe Drummer, one of my friends in the U.K.: Hi Eric, today one of those strange coincidences that seem to thrive in the…