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RIP: Little Bill Engelhart

Posted on May 16, 2025

It saddens me deeply to learn of the passing of Bill Engelhart, aka “Little Bill” of the Blue Notes. He was a talented musician with a beautiful soul that I was fortunate…

Louie Louies perform an appropriate song . . .

Posted on May 16, 2025

It was bound to happen…. a band known as the _____ _____s played a song that sounded just like _____ _____ ! On Sunday, May 11, 2025, I witnessed a band called…

Celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2025!

Posted on April 11, 2025

Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Today marks the 22nd time we’ve celebrated this special day! As noted on the LouieDay.org page, it was April 11, 2003 that a group of kindred…

RIP: Bob Rivers – Seattle DJ + music parody king

Posted on March 14, 2025

Bob Rivers, a beloved Seattle radio disc jockey who was responsible for creating a prolific assortment of inspired music parody songs, has recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Bob’s radio…

RIP: Bob Bennett of the Sonics

Posted on February 7, 2025

Bob Bennett, the original drummer of the Sonics, passed away recently. The Sonics were true pioneers in the rock ‘n’ roll universe, playing the kinda music we call “punk rock” years before…

RIP: Mike Korgan, aka Ken Chase – producer of Kingsmen LOUIE LOUIE recording

Posted on January 17, 2025

Mike Korgan, the man also known as Ken Chase, who produced the iconic recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen, passed away recently. His son Todd Korgan wrote a beautiful obit +…

Thoughts about Christmas, Mojo Nixon, Glenn Howard, Todd Snider and funny music…..


Posted on December 24, 2024

It’s Christmas time and we’re thinking about this past year. 
 We were saddened to lose Mojo Nixon in 2024. 

 Mojo was something of a hillbilly mutant dynamo that delivered happy…

Remembering Dennis Flannigan

Posted on August 23, 2024

Today, I’m thinking of my friend Dennis Flannigan of Tacoma, Washington, who passed away last month – on July 10, 2024 at the age of 84. Dennis, in conjunction with KISW-FM radio…

RIP: Perry Kurtz, a stand-up comic with an unusual version of LOUIE

Posted on August 22, 2024

Perry Kurtz was a stand-up comic that performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, America’s Got Talent, and Late Late Show with James Corden, where he performed an unusual version of…

Freddie Krc shares some love for LOUIE LOUIE

Posted on July 12, 2024

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to meet up with my friend Freddie Krc, who was visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. I caught up with him at his performance at one…

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