{"id":1267,"date":"2009-07-27T23:31:54","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T06:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2014-10-13T20:48:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T03:48:20","slug":"brother-louie-by-the-stories-louie-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=1267","title":{"rendered":"Brother Louie by the Stories – LOUIE of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just clockwork, it seems like every two months I get an email from someone that wants to know about “a song called LOUIE LOUIE that’s not the Richard Berry<\/strong> song, and it’s sung by someone that they think sounds like Rod Stewart<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Yup, I get all sorts of emails like that. Just like the emails about Jack Ely<\/strong> singing to a microphone hung from the ceiling before getting arrested by the F.B.I. Or that Chuck Berry<\/strong> was the guy that wrote LOUIE LOUIE. Yup, I do get my share of things like that – some folks that just don’t know … but I’m happy that they came to me, looking for clarity….<\/p>\n

The song most likely to be confused with LOUIE LOUIE is actually a song called “Brother Louie,” which was a #1 hit record for the Stories<\/strong> for two weeks in 1973, staying in the Billboard charts for 18 weeks. The song was actually first recorded by Hot Chocolate<\/strong>, which had some chart action in the U.K. before it was re-recorded by the Stories.<\/p>\n

Ian Lloyd<\/strong>, lead singer with the Stories, recorded three albums with the Stories before embarking on a solo career. In the course of his career he’s worked with Foreigner, Fotomaker<\/strong>, and Peter Frampton<\/strong>. Ian’s a great guy, and I’m grateful that he was able to provide me with an interview for the MEANING OF LOUIE documentary. He puts on a good show, and I recommend that folks seek him out wherever he’s performing.<\/p>\n

Today, I’m declaring “Brother Louie” by the Stories as LOUIE of the Week. With a blog posting that mentions some of the key phrases of misinformation, I’m hoping folks will find this mention, and figure things out…<\/p>\n

This is a performance of Ian Lloyd and the Stories on Midnight Special in 1973.<\/p>\n

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For more on Ian Lloyd, please visit
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\nhttp:\/\/www.machinedreamrecords.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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