It’s time for even more collaborative confinement LOUIE LOUIE recordings created during this special moment in history… Recycled from our friend Clay Stabler‘s postings at the LOUE LOUIE Facebook Party, here’s a…
Covid-19 Confinement LOUIEs of April -May 2020
As the world deals with this awful Covid-19 virus and lockdown, more musicians are exploring the idea of collaborating remotely to create new music. We are tickled to see some rather brilliant…
The Confidentials – rarely-seen LOUIE from early 80s
Yesterday, my friend Monte Von Struck shared this one on his Facebook feed.. Look what David Jester, just uncovered ! Louie Louie by the Confidentials back in ’82 I had to…
RIP: Little Richard, rock ‘n’ roll legend
We lost a beautiful soul this weekend. Truly, there was no person ever like Little Richard, nor will there ever be another person like Little Richard. I mean seriously… he WAS the…
RIP: Roy Ross / Pete Dixon of KFJC Radio
Last week, we lost another fine human – KFJC disc jockey Pete Dixon aka Roy Ross. As the KFJC 89.7 FM Facebook page points out… We are heartbroken by the passing of…
RIP: Young Jessie, founding member of the Flairs w/ Richard Berry
Another great singer – Young Jessie aka Obediah Donnell “Obie” Jessie, who was one of Richard Berry‘s earliest musical collaborators, passed away on April 27th. Obediah Donnell Jessie was born on December…
RIP: Lynn Easton of the Kingsmen
Lynn Easton, co-founder of the Kingsmen, whose performance of LOUIE LOUIE inspired countless toga parties, a gazillion re-recordings of the song, and an actual FBI investigation . . . passed away last…
LOUIE LOUIE in Rap Music
This week, we’re going to take a look at how LOUIE LOUIE has been utilized in rap music. Werner Von Wallenrod is a serious hip hop enthusiast that created a series of…
Follow-up on 2020 Intl. Louie Louie Day -the Quarantine Edition
On Saturday, over at LouieLouie.net, we celebrated ” International Louie Louie Day – the Quarantine Edition”.. for hopefully the first and only time. It was a challenge to find a way to…
Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day!
Today is April 11th, and we’re celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Today we’re going to try to do something We’ve NEVER attempted before. Today, we’re going to attempt a Zoom teleconference +…