An artist and former aids activist tony award winner alan cumming is disillusioned with the world around him until he develops an unexpected. Howard louie bluie armstrong march 4, 1909 july 30, 2003 was an american string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and sang. This is a nonprofit project of the center for independent documentary, so. There clearly are autobiographical elements in sam, the central character played by alan cumming in after louie, a new york artist pushing 60, attempting to break away from painting with a film. Even when the films value as a musical history lesson is called into question it. What you dont know about louie louie probably wont hurt you.
Kadez, afterglow, les dantz and his orchestra and other artists. Buy a dvd of sweet old song through transit media 8003435540. Movies where louie louie appears in the soundtrack in chronological order american grafitti 1973 national lampoons animal house 1978 quadrophenia 1979 the ateam series 5, episode 5 1983 heart like a wheel 1983 blood simple 1984 survival game 1987. Charley patton screamin and hollerin sleepy john estes louie bluie yank rachell son house duration. Louie bluie is the greatest documentary about old time music ever made. Louie louie born louis cordero is a puerto ricanamerican musician and record producer. Filmed at the 1985 friscofest, louies unique afroamerican string band shares the stage with cab calloway and with les blank and alan governar in an entertaining number about the ups and downs of. I will start with a discussion of the critical role of radio in rural life in the united states, before going on to outline the longrunning country music radio and later television barn dance tradition, as it expanded nationally and as it developed within east tennessee. June 14, 2012 had an issue with my android phone connecting to yahoo after disabling my account, ended up having to go into settings accounts and sync and then setting up yahoo to sync again. The first season of the american television comedy series louie premiered on june 29, 2010 and concluded on september 7, 2010. Zwigoff began his film career making documentary films, starting with 1985s louie bluie. Filmed at the 1985 friscofest crumb director terry zwigoffs first film is a true treat.
The documentary finds him still spry in his mid70s, and he lived another 18 years after the film was released. Director terry zwigoff tells us that if he had been aware of how few independent documentaries ever find an audience, he would never have tried to make louie bluie, his delightful hourlong film about an enormously talented and entertaining blues musician. Alan cumming plays sam, a disillusioned artist and former aids activist whose. Louie bluie makes us acutely aware of the relevance of documentary film to history. Louie is an 8minute short film about a man whose story spans 200 years. Crumb director terry zwigoffs first film is a true treat. The season was produced by 3 arts entertainment and the executive producers were louis c. Origins of the louie project a few years ago, i shared a comic stripbased blog post that explained how i got involved with the louie louie documentary project.
As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and. Today, the days of christmas louie celebrations comes to an end. Landecker portrayed presentday louie s date earlier in the season, in episode 9, bully. However, it rapidly evolves into more than the average documentary on music. Parking is available throughout the park and on the festival grounds.
Crumb was, i was obsessed with daniel clowes graphic novel ghost world i know, i know, im in my 20s, give me a break. String band leader howard armstrong louie bluie is the joyful, emotive, strutting subject of this tribute by fellow musician and cellist terry zwigoff. He released four fulllength albums two of them on major record labels and one under his full name of louie cordero in the last twenty years, as well as a number of singles, but only two of the singles, 1990s sittin in the lap of luxury and i wanna get back with you, charted in the united states. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and rock. After louie is raising funds for after louie, a film by vincent gagliostro on kickstarter. Zwigoffs interest in armstrong eventually blossomed into a onehour documentary, louie bluie, released in 1985. Aug 09, 2010 san francisco filmmaker terry zwigoffs first cinematic effort, the 1985 louie bluie, is a wry, ribald, and magical portrait of the countryblues string band player and irrepressible raconteur howard armstrong a.
Louie bluie film soundtrack featuring howard armstrong, produced by terry zwygoff 1. Nonpareil string instrumentalist and singer howard armstrong performed under the name louie bluie as part of a 1930s african american string band. Richard berry the original louie louie was written in 1955 by richard berry and released as a single in 1957 on flip records. A short history of the song louie louie the louie report. Director terry zwigoff tells us that if he had been aware of how many independent documentaries ever find an audience, he would never have tried to make louie bluie, his delightful hourlong film about an enormously talented and entertaining blues musician. Louie bluie film soundtrack smithsonian folkways recordings. Go unlimited try now get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. This movie is introduced by director terry zwigoff crumb as a search for 1930s bluesman howard louie bluie armstrong and the style of music known as stringblues. A film made today about blues music of the 1920s and 30s would probably have to make do with old photos and a few film clips. It consisted of thirteen episodes, each running approximately 23 minutes in length. Detail from robert crumbs poster for louie bluie before i even knew who r. Filmed at the 1985 friscofest, louie s unique afroamerican string band shares the stage with cab calloway and with les blank and alan governar in an entertaining number about the ups and downs of nicotine in cigarette blues. An entertaining and fun trawl through the evolution of the ultimate threechord rock n roll anthem louie louie. But everything you need to know is in marshs book, including the lyricsthe real ones and the ones people thought they heard.
Overview of louie bluie, 1985, directed by terry zwigoff, with howard armstrong, howard armstrong, ted bogan, at turner classic movies. He was also the subject of the 2002 documentary sweet old song. The telluride film festival spread its delicacies and discoveries again this labor day weekend. S an francisco filmmaker terry zwigoffs first cinematic effort, the 1985 louie bluie, is a wry, ribald, and magical portrait of the countryblues string band player and irrepressible raconteur howard armstrong a.
As per a lot of weirdo girls my age, i read the book and watched the movie religiously, eventually looking into director terry zwigoffs more famous work, his documentary crumb, which. After louie a film by vincent gagliostro home facebook. Full of infectious music and comedy, louie bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of. Niggas wanna flex like louie flex on a nigga like louie, ouu flex on a nigga like louie, blaw flex on a nigga like louie, ouu flex on a nigga like louie, blaw. Louie bluie armstrong, produced film soundtrack featuring howard. Cursed with the burden of existing and aging on only one day a week, titular. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Mainly good tracks but i suspect a cd for those of us who think this is one of the truly great rock and roll songs. The 25 best sundance movies of alltime film school rejects. Make a contribution to the sweet old song music rights fund, to support the continued distribution of the film. The louie bluie music and arts festival will be held on the grounds of cove lake state park, in caryville, tennessee at exit 4, less than a half mile from i75 on hwy. Simply put, louie bluie is one of the best usages of film ever. True, there have been louie compilations before but this is definitive avoiding novelties and instead focusing on the history and influence of. The louie louie collection by the best of the northwest features 11 different versions of the song as performed by a wide variety of northwest artists.
This catchy, engaging sixtyminute documentary, a clattering stream of anecdotes, badinage, and jam sessions, captures an outsize personality in all his bawdy. Louie louie began life as a 1955 richard berry song, an imitation jamaican sea shanty. Zwigoff spent his life savings to launch the film on the hope that an arts foundation would like what they saw and grant him completion funds. May 24, 2010 crumb director terry zwigoffs first film is a true treat. Zwigoffs first film, louie bluie 1985 about howard armstrong. Released as a benefit project sponsored by fm107 khit radio supporting northwest harvest food bank. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject. Terry zwigoff born may 18, 1949 is an american filmmaker whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. In 1985 he starred in louie bluie, a loosely constructed documentary movie about his life and music. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us.
With my new efforts to raise money via, i thought itd be worthwhile to share this comic strip again, with a. This recording features music from that movie with an. Jan 21, 2015 the 25 best sundance movies of alltime. Zwigoff tracked down armstrong, who had moved to detroit, and talked armstrong and bogan into appearing in a film, and louie bluie is that film, filled with music and life and humor, but also with an extraordinary portrait of howard armstrong, who is an artist, poet, composer, violin virtuoso, storyteller and tireless womanizer according to many of his stories.
Movies where louie louie appears in the soundtrack in chronological order american grafitti 1973 national lampoons animal house 1978 quadrophenia 1979. After louie, a film by vincent gagliostro by after louie. Sweet old song louie bluie festival louie bluie festival. Cover versions of louie louie written by richard berry. Why the fbi spent two years and 119 pages investigating one song by lesley ciarula taylor special to the star fri. The mystery band is the original kingsmen lineup with jack ely on vocals or shouts if you prefer and the credited kingsmen track must be an inferior rerecording after they kicked him out. The song louie louie was written by richard berry and was first released by richard berry and the pharaohs in 1957. In his final years, armstrong shared a life of creativity and feisty humor with barbara ward, an artist thirty years younger than him. Yank rachell trading quips with howard louie bluie armstrong. If jack ely had stood closer to the microphone on the morning of april 6, 1963, when he entered a portland studio to record a version of the song louie louie, then the history of popular. The lyrics to the most famously incomprehensible song of all time. National treasure howard louie bluie armstrong performed for most of his 94 years, from the time his father carved his first fiddle from a wooden crate.
After crumb, zwigoff moved on to write and direct fiction feature films. And with this movie i completed terry zwigoffs rank 38. By contrast, in episode 10, god, a flashback to louie s childhood shows the young louie s mother as a very different woman with a nice personality, played by amy landecker. Louie bluie armstrong, produced film soundtrack featuring. Alan cumming plays sam, a disillusioned artist and former aids activist whose outlook changes after an encounter with a younger man. Covers claims it is the semiofficial washington state song. Louie bluie clip 1985 the criterion collection youtube. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Nov 20, 2008 in this essay i place the tennessee jamboree within several contexts, organized toward a progressive narrowing of focus. If there is a better measure of your popcultural iq, i dont know where to find it. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with louie bluie 1985 and crumb 1994. Zwigoffs debut film, the documentary louie bluie 1985 tells the story of howard armstrong, a fiddle and mandolin virtuoso who ages ago recorded one of zwigoffs favorite records, state street rag.
Our friend clay stabler shared the remaining louie louie clips over at the facebook louie louie party group as part of a days of christmas theme, starting the new year with day 8. Crumb director terry zwigoffs first film, louie bluie. He left music to work in the factories during world war ii and did not return to his musical roots as louie bluie until the 1970s. Louie louie is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by american musician richard berry in 1955. Armstrong was a recipient of a 1990 national heritage fellowship awarded by the national endowment for the arts, which is the united states governments highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Louie bluie 1985 this documentary focuses on william howard taft armstrong, better known as louie bluie, a tennessee blues musician and folk artist known for his ability to play just about.
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