Would you believe that today, April 6th, is the 50th anniversary of the day The Kingsmen stepped into a studio to record to create what they initially thought was a “terrible version”…
RIP: Paul Williams, writer, Crawdaddy publisher
Rock journalist Paul Williams passed away on the evening of March 27th, and it’s taken me a week to come up with the proper words to pay tribute to the man. I’m…
Pedrito Ramirez con los Yogis – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate Pedrito Ramirez con los Yogis (Discos Angelo 1965) from Los Angeles, California http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNYkH_x-Zk
The Electrical Banana Band – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate LOUIE LOUIE by the Electrical Banana Band! Here’s a clip of the band performing LOUIE LOUIE at Colonial Heritage Club’s Ballroom on January 25, 2013 in Williamsburg, VA…
The Brigantes’ 5446-Louie medley- LOUIE of the Week
It’s time for a completely different LOUIE! This week, we point the mighty LOUIE spotlight on The Briganes, a Ska/Reggae/Ska-Punk musical group from From Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. This version is a…
Psycho Frog – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we celebrate LOUIE by Psycho Frog, a band from Italy. How could I not love a band with a name like that? Anyways, here’s Psycho Frog – playing LOUIE LOUIE…
Rolling Drunks at Mr. Kryps – LOUIE of the Week
I received a special request: Hi my name is Dave Drury and I recently discovered your fantastic website and am still exploring it. I live on the South Coast of England in…
Marksman – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a song named “Louie-Louie” that doesn’t appear to have any connection with the Richard Berry composition. This is a video clip of a band known as Marksman, playing…
Michael Nesmith with Monkees – Micro-LOUIE of the Week
Six seconds of Michael Nesmith with the Monkees doing LOUIE LOUIE? Or was it “Wild Thing?” At this website, we’re on a mission to demonstrate that LOUIE LOUIE is the most-performed song…
Her Aim is True – the Jini Dellaccio documentary
If I were in the Seattle area this weekend, I would definitely be at the Highway 99 Blues Club on Sunday night. Photographer Jini Dellaccio is the subject of a new documentary…