A few days ago, I was reading the San Jose Mercury when I ran across an obituary of an old friend. Harold Welch was a very colorful character in the San Francisco…
YouTube presents Bob Dylan’s LOUIE LOUIE!
I love good ol’ YouTube! Somebody posted a rare clip of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty performing THE SONG! The venue was the rehearsal for the 1985 Farm-Aid.
Not the same Kingsmen
Contrary to certain rumors floating around cyberspace, the upcoming movie “All the Kings Men” starring Sean Penn is NOT the story of Lynn Easton, Jack Ely, Mike Mitchell, Dick Peterson, Barry Curtis,…
What about today?
Today, anyone that reads a newspaper, watches television, or surfs the web will be bombarded by commemorative tributes to the tragedy that happened five years ago. It was a terrible moment in…
Rare Kingsmen videos at YouTube
Here’s a litttle nugget from the 1980’s. Jack Ely, original vocalist for the Kingsmen‘s “LOUIE LOUIE,” did a little music video for his song “Highway Robbery.” Speaking of the Kingsmen, did you…
RIP: Huggy Boy, Los Angeles disc jockey
For many people growing in Los Angeles, disc jockey Dick “Huggy Boy” Hugg provided their first exposure to rhythm and blues music. For five decades, Huggy Boy was a true legend in…
This One’s for Stretch!
I owe a lot to my friend Jeff “Stretch” Riedle. If it weren’t for him, I would have never gotten into this LOUIE LOUIE mess. Stretch was the guy who started the…
Summertime LOUIE Events!
Once again, I’m amazed how quickly the summer is slipping by. Already it’s August, and I’ve barely been able to attend to any summertime events. I’ve gone to a couple of outdoor…
In Search of a 1966 Jefferson Airplane Santa Barbara poster
I’m trying to find a poster or handbill for Jefferson Airplane gig at University of California, Santa Barbara dated October 22, 1966. Or maybe a newspaper ad, a newspaper article, a radio…
Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Politics of Hysteria
I’m trying to avoid the subject of politics at the LOUIE REPORT blog, but it’s not easy. Not every LOUIE enthusiast shares my views on politics, and I’m trying to use this…