There’s some big news about some recently announced LOUIE LOUIE marathons! THE FIRST BIG NEWS is all about a celebration to commemorate the big anniversary of the legendary KFJC “Maximum Louie Louie”…
Category: Kingsmen
LOUIE LOUIE for National Recording Registry!!!
My friend Joe Rallos started a new petition to bring the Kingsmen’s version of LOUIE LOUIE to the 2024 National Recording Registry. As he states on his petition: “Louie Louie” is one…
Twas 60 years ago today…..
. . Today is the 60th anniversary of the recording of the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen! On April 6, 1963, five teenaged musicians, known collectively as The Kingsmen, recorded LOUIE…
The Fabelmans and the Kingsmen
Steven Spielberg recently unveiled what I believe is one of the best movies he’s ever created – an autobiographic story entitled “The Fabelmans.” This film actually includes a quick little visual reference…
Seattle Mariners and the LOUIE 7th Inning Stretch
The big LOUIE LOUIE of the week is that the Seattle Mariners are no longer playing LOUIE LOUIE as a seventh inning stretch song.
Video of the Mike Mitchell memorial
At last.. I bring to you, the full video of the memorial for our friend Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen, which took place on September 26, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Here tis……
Greetings from Portland – the Mike Mitchell memorial + the LOUIE plaques
Two weeks ago, yours truly made a little visit to Portland, Oregon. I wanted to pay my respects to Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the Kingsmen. From 1967 until his passing…
The First and Long-Lost LOUIE LOUIE plaque of Portland?
Last month, I was shocked when I stumbled upon a certain LOUIE LOUIE plaque being sold on eBay. The Kingsmen Louie Louie cast bronze dedication plaque Vintage 14 inch x 20 inch…
August update for 2021 dearly departed
It’s August 2021 and time for an update on more folks that are no longer with us Death, the inevitable factor in this cycle of life, continues in it’s natural path. We…
Memorial for Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen
Music Millennium (of Portland, Oregon) announced this special event on Facebook. In 1963, before Beatlemania here in the states, there was a song that a Portland band recorded that inspired a ton…