Tonight on the Allan Handelman’s “Rock Talk” radio show, there will be a big chunk of the show dedicated to the subject of LOUIE LOUIE. Dick Peterson the Kingsmen, will be discussing…
Category: Kingsmen
Oh… these silly book sellers…..
Today, I stumbled upon an interesting little website…. http://www.tommytbooks.com/tomlist.html If you scan to the mid-way point, you’ll see…. [01324] Marsh Dave. Louie Louie. New York: Hyperion, 1995. First Stated. 8vo – over…
Burning LOUIE LOUIE
My friend Theo deGroot, owner of the the world’s very first LOUIE LOUIE website, uncovered a great website about banned music, thanks to his friend Ed Pinnes. Brian Joseph Davis created a…
RIP: Robert Lindahl, audio engineer for Kingsmen, Paul Revere & Raiders
It’s unlikely that any major newspaper will have an article about the historical significance of the role Robert Lindahl played in the creation of one of the most cherished musical recordings in…
RIP: Lan Roberts, Seattle DJ w/ Little Green Thing with a Duck
Lan Roberts, one of Seattle’s best-known disc jockeys in the heyday of the city’s powerhouse AM rock stations, passed away recently at his home in Texas of complications from lung cancer. He…
Vintage Jack Ely photo at Lance Records
A recycled message from Dick Stewart of Lance Records / Lance Monthly: Happy New Year and enjoy the Jan 2006 issue of “The Lance Monthly.” Lots of stuff this go around. IN…
Whole buncha Zappa articles + LOUIE is indeed soul music!
My pal David the Punmaster just sent me a link to a webpage that lists a whole bunch of Frank Zappa articles: http://home.online.no/~corneliu/interviews.htm It doesn’t list the Rip Rense article about Frank…
An unlikely movie about the Kingsmen
Over on eBay, found an odd listing for a 1978 movie entitled “Youngblood” that features a storyline involving the Kingsmen. Check this out: This is an action film about L.A. gangs. A…
New LOUIE LOUIE book from an actual member of Kingsmen
For the first time ever, an member of the Kingsmen has written a book about the song LOUIE LOUIE and the crazy things that happened to the band after the massive succcess…
The Daily Flash is back! + Chet Helms stuff
The Daily Flash is back! The Northwest legends from the 1960’s have reunited! Original band members Steve Lalor and Barry Curtis (also a member of the Kingsmen) have revived this group, pulling…