On Sunday, we lost another rock music pioneer. Carl Gardner, founding member of the Robins, which evolved into the Coasters, has passed away. The 83 year old singer died of congestive heart…
RIP: Shasta Bates, singer-songwriter
Sometimes, certain events seem to set you back, providing an unintended pause as you stop to reassess things before proceeding forward with your original plans A death of a friend can certainly…
The Witches – LOUIE of Week
From France a band known as the Witches perform LOUIE LOUIE! It’s a LOUIE of the Week! ENJOY!
Steve Plunkett – LOUIE of the Week
As a dedicated archivist, I spent some serious time browsing through record stores, looking for obscure recordings of LOUIE LOUIE. During the 1990s, there were a healthy handful of contemporary LOUIE LOUIE…
Synth pop Louie- LOUIE of the Week
Time for a blast from the past…. My friend Michael “Mickey Dreadlocks” Dresbach recently shared a special LOUIE LOUIE he recorded for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon of 1983. This is…
The Kent Morrill tribute show – LOUIE of the Week
A few weeks ago, there was a big send-off for Kent Morrill of the Fabulous Wailers. Various friends gathered for a big tribute concert in Tacoma, Washington, singing songs made popular by…
Little Bill Engelhart (2011) – LOUIE of the Week
Last week, I made a trek to Tacoma for the big Kent Morrill tribute concert that took place at the Temple Theatre. I gave myself a week in town, and had an…
Cast Your Fate To the Wind / Louie Louie by Stewart & Gaskin – LOUIE of Week
Today, I’m in transit, flying from San Jose to Tacoma, with a stop over in Portland, where I’m now typing up this blog posting courtesy of the free airport WiFi service. This…
The Kingsmen 1983 Delta House video – LOUIE of the Week
This week, for the LOUIE of the Week, the top prize goes to the grandaddies of garage, aka the Kingsmen, who created this special music video in 1983. It’s a Delta House…
Kent Morrill memorial concert
Next week, there’s going to be a memorial concert for Kent Morrill. I’m recycling the press release from the Fabulous Wailers.com page: Wailers Concert for Kent May 4, 2011 Wednesday Time: 7:00…