Our friend John “Kando” Kandarian got some attention in the “back-from-hibernation” Lance Monthly. He’s featured in the latest issue- December 2009, so if you want to read it or download it, do…
Category: Kingsmen
Follow-up on Jack Ely & Courtmen at Ontario Armory
Jack Ely sent out a message to his friends after his big show at the Ontario Armory. He gave me permission to recycle these words, so here’s his report: As most of…
Eight more days ’til Courtmen show
For those of you that would like an opportunity to see the guy that sang LOUIE LOUIE with the Kingsmen, you’ve got a chance next weekend. Jack Ely, who left the band…
Tex & Horseheads – LOUIE of the Week
It’s time for another rare LOUIE from the E.P. archives! In the early-mid 1980’s, I was just getting started in the video biz. The LOUIE project began with the help of a…
The Drake Levin Memorial
A few weeks ago, there was a wonderful memorial for Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Family and friends came together to celebrate the man with beautiful stories, some…
RIP: Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & Raiders
I just got word that Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders, has succumbed to cancer today, passing away at the age of 62 at his home in San Francisco,…
Yes, Today is Special!
Four different people that do not know each other sent me some LOUIE information about today- May 19. So I might as well mention it…. In 1965…In their efforts to determine the…
Jack Ely to perform with the Courtmen in August
Last week, AP posted a story about Jack Ely, and the challenges of getting properly compensated for singing on the hit record with the Kingsmen. I just found the official AP video…
The A.P. story on Jack Ely, Louie Louie, and money from music
My sister Ann, who shares a birthday with Jack Ely, was the first one to send me this story as shared by the Baltimore Sun: Singers tell Congress: Money (That’s What I…
The Performance Rights Act
Sometime within the next week or so, there will be a new LOUIE LOUIE story from Associated Press, highlighting Jack Ely‘s testimony for the United States Senate. Jack is pushing for better…