{"id":193,"date":"2006-10-06T11:38:35","date_gmt":"2006-10-06T18:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2006-10-24T11:59:42","modified_gmt":"2006-10-24T18:59:42","slug":"rare-richard-berry-video-who-was-that-mystery-yodeler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"RARE Richard Berry video- who was that mystery yodeler?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In memory of my late friend Michael Rivinius<\/strong>, I decided to post a video of him with Richard Berry<\/strong> performing “LOUIE LOUIE.”
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The time was November 17, 1989. The place was JJ’s Blues Cafe<\/strong> in Mountain View, California. Singer-songwriter Richard Berry<\/strong> was in town for a special performance Richard’s son Marcel Berry<\/strong> played bass, and sax player Michael Rivinius<\/strong> brought his band The Simplistics to back up this musical legend. This footage was shot by Eric Predoehl<\/strong> (that would be me) for the upcoming documentary THE MEANING OF LOUIE under less-than-ideal situations. The lighting was terrible, and the camera wasn’t very forgiving. Nonetheless, we’ve got a very rare performance of LOUIE LOUIE by the man who actually wrote this song. <\/p>\n

What makes this particular clip so special is the audience interaction. Richard walked around the club with a microphone, inviting audience members to sing LOUIE LOUIE with him. One gentlemen did some really great yodeling!<\/p>\n

If you are the “mystery yodeler” or know who this person is,<\/strong> please send me an email<\/a>!<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Chris Pimentel<\/strong> wrote:<\/p>\n

Well I am not the mystery yodeler, but I was am the guy playing guitar. I met Mike about a year earlier and started working with him in Jan. of 89′. He got me through colleg back then, and got me plenty of gigs after. Thank you for posting that. I Heard about his death a day after he died, but had no idea he was sick. Due to family and work obligations I was not able to atted the memorial for him. This is a great tribute to him, as I remember this being one of the highlights of his career, he lived for these kind of gigs, lord knows He, and I , sufferered thru some rough ones.<\/p>\n

The other guys are,<\/p>\n

Pat O’Connell<\/strong> on drums
\nBill Blair<\/strong> (a.k.a. Lance Flynn<\/strong>) on Tenor
\nand, Jim Passarell<\/strong> on trumpet<\/p>\n

I just wanted to make contact and say thank you! He will be missed!
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