This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Louie Louie and the era of soul cha cha calypsos
A retrospective on Louie Louie defines a shift in the music business as songwriters face sudden fame. Richard Berry, his group the Flairs, and other artists like Julie London Otis Redding and the Raiders helped popularize the tune. Berry’s royalties and ongoing performances propelled a stable LA music career with plans for Las Vegas and Tahoe venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie
Jchard
Julie London
The
Sandpipers
King’s Men
Otis Redding
Paul Revoty
Raiders
Richard
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Cornerstone Greatest Baptist Church
47Th and
Paloma Street
Cornell Gunther
Obie Jessie
Pete Fox
the Plamingoes
L.A
Lincoln Theater
Flair Records
Flairs
Southwest
Fremont
Richard Berry and
the Dreamers
Ucla
Usc
Blossoms
Carson
Las Vegas-Aerio-Lake Tahoe
Stan
Lou Rawls