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About Me

The Meaning of LOUIE is a documentary many years in the making. It is a quest to uncover the real story of the world..s most misunderstood rock and roll song. It..s the story about Richard Berry, the Kingsmen, Jack Ely, Rockin.. Robin Roberts, the Fabulous Wailers, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsay, Little Bill Engelhart, Dave Lewis, Ron Holden & the Playboys, the Frantics, the Sonics, Iggy Pop & the Stooges, Toots & the Maytals, Motorhead, Black Flag, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil, the Sandpipers, and every other band that embraced this song, and took this simple little melody to new plateaus.

This is a story of both famous and obscure musicians that have personal histories with this iconic song. This is the story of the song that was investigated by the F.B.I. for supposedly obscene lyrics. This is the story of the song that inspired movements in the state of Washington and Oregon to declare it as an official rock song. The influence of this one little song is enormous.

This documentary has had a very interesting story in its own right. This MySpace page is a chance for me to connect to you, and you to me. While I may put up a few postings on this page, my primary webpage is at LouieLouie.net . I appreciate your comments, and hope you will check out my regular LouieLouie blog for more details on exactly what I am up to.

http://www.louielouie.net/blog/

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Any old friends I lost track of.

Anyone with an appreciation for good music you can groove to

Anyone with a great story connected to LOUIE LOUIE

Anyone that has an archive of music, photos, flyers, posters, and other memorabilia connected to Richard Berry, Rockin Robin Roberts, the Wailers (not to be confused with Bob Marley), The Kingsmen, Paul Revere & Raiders, the Sonics, the Frantics, Dave Lewis, Ron Holden & the Playboys, the Flairs, the Robins, Jesse Belvin, Pacific Northwest music venues 1950s-1960s, Los Angeles Central Avenue 1940s-1960s, Washington State LOUIE LOUIE movement, and anything else I tie into the LOUIE LOUIE universe.

Anyone that has an interest in investing into completion funding for one of the most unique music documentaries ever produced.

Anyone that can identify the unknown versions of LOUIE LOUIE that were played at the KFJC "Maximum LOUIE LOUIE" marathon of 1983.

People I Don't Want to Meet

I have absolutely NO INTEREST in linking up with scammers, spammers and other likewise-minded people that are using MySpace to sell their lame "make-money-now" schemes. Please go pester someone else...

Also... Please don't go nuts sending bulletins! It's no fun to get the exact same bulletin three times in one day, or getting some lame message about being "bored." If you are bored, you really don't need to tell me that...

People that are easily bored.... tend to be boring.... Imagination and vivid dreams are where it's at! Even inspired hallucinations are infinitely more interesting than being bored...

I tend to remove folks that send out boring bulletins, so use discretion in bombarding me with your stuff, will ya?

Music:

ONLY the good stuff.....

Movies:

Here's a little sample of footage that was shot specifically for THE MEANING OF LOUIE.

First, let me introduce you to Jack Ely, original vocalist of the Kingsmen, singing LOUIE LOUIE to one of his horses in 2003.

Jack Ely sings LOUIE LOUIE to his Horse

Next, here's a clip of Richard Berry, the man who wrote LOUIE LOUIE, performing live in 1988. This is a rather unique performance, as Richard is typically considered a rhythm and blues musician, often lumped into the DooWop category, but he's peforming with an instrumental surf band! The tempo of this performance is completely different from his original 1957 recording with the Pharaohs!

Richard Berry & the Shockwaves in 1988

There's more clips at my YouTube page !

Television:

Producing TV is certainly a lot more fun than watching TV...

Heroes:

Richard Berry, Rockin' Robin Roberts, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Link Wray, Wanda Jackson, Esquerita, Cub Koda, Davie Allan, Arthur Alexander, Larry Wiliams, and all of the other forgotten legends of rock and roll.

My Blog

Help Steve Ferguson

I received this message via the Rock & Rap Confidential email newsletter:I'm Tom Staley (NRBQ's Original drummer)Dave Marsh recommended I contact you to get the word out about Steve Ferguson.I created...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:45:00 PST

My Three Blogs

Hello My Fellow Space Friend!As some of you may or may not know, I've got three different blogs besides this little "half-blog" on MySpace.My main blog is, like this MySpace page, is all about the big...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:40:00 PST

Seven Days Til Vegas - Jack Ely & The Courtmen

(recycled from LouieLouie.net blog) Seven days from now, Jack Ely, the original vocalist of LOUIE LOUIE with the Kingsmen, will be performing a very special show in Las Vegas, Nevada with The Courtmen...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:17:00 PST

Are filmmakers the pariahs of MySpace?

My entrance to MySpace wasn't an immediate attraction. In fact, there was something about MySpace that gave me the willys. I didn't appreciate the politics of the owner, and I thought a a lot of the...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:40:00 PST

Remembering Hunter Hancock and Johnny Flamingo

Summer Greetings from LouieLouie.netI'm hoping all friends in cyberspace are having a wonderful summer this time of year.Today, I wanted to share some information about some video clips I just posted ...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:35:00 PST

FLIPPER gets the Half-LOUIE award

Over at my regular LOUIE REPORT blog, I usually give out a special LOUIE OF THE WEEK award every week, acknowledging some of the cool versions of the song that I've stumbled upon. This week, for the...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:30:00 PST

Right Now - the music videos

(recycled from my regular LouieLouie.net blog)Right now, I'm thinking a lot of things. I'm thinking about the brilliance of George Carlin, who I really didn't think would die when he did. I'm thinki...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:04:00 PST

Remembering Bo Diddley

Recycled from my regular LouieLouie.net blog....This week, there won't be a LOUIE of the Week at LouieLouie.net. Instead, we'll pay tribute to a rock and roll pioneer that passed away this morning.Bo...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:22:00 PST

NEW (old) videos from Marsugis- San Jose music underground

Once upon a time, there existed a rockin' little club in San Jose, California called Marsugi's Bar. It was an amazing place for great music, and wonderful memories. I recently dug up some rare vide...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:23:00 PST

Meet Bill Haley’s Comets! (EPK on YouTube)

A few years ago, I produced an EPK (electronic press kit) for Bill Haley's Original Comets. Some fifty years after these guys recorded one of the most influential rock and songs - "Rock Around the C...
Posted by The Meaning of Louie on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:50:00 PST