Luie Luie
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Born in Victorville, CA,[1] Luis Johnston, better known by his stage name, "Luie Luie," is a Southern Californian screenwriter, painter, musician, and actor. [2] During the 1970s, Johnston released several 45s of music including his self-funded and only LP Record titled, Touchy, in 1974.[2][3][4]
The liner notes of his singular LP state:
"A Master Musician, LUIE LUIE will make you come -- and glad you came. A Superb Showman, he will caress you. He will force your feet to fidget and seduce your silent hands. His beat will bow your head.... This tall Music Matador oozes his music from ten fingers, two feet, two knees, his mouth, and a thousand brains, and in this all inclusive posture combination of mind and body and muscle and spirit, overwhelms the strong, the meek, regardless of age, sex or religious relationships.
Find this record!"[5]
Musical Career[edit]
Johnston is a multi-instrumentalist who wrote and played all of his own music, often in bars and clubs as a live act.[2][3] The majority of Johnston's musical career was performed in complete obscurity, but his LP "Touchy" would later be rediscovered and officially re-issued by Companion Records in 2008[3] and by Toxic Toast Records in 2019.[6] The tracks, El Touchy and Touch of Light, were also featured in volumes 1 and 2 of Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music which highlights musical acts by various outsider musicians compiled by producer and author Irwin Chusid.[7][8][9] Following this resurgence in popularity, Johnston release a single titled Don'tcha Take Christmas Away From Us in 2012 and two full length albums titled The Empty Tomb and Jesus Breaks the Chains in 2015.[10] More recently, Johnston continues his work as a painter, screenwriter, and nightclub entertainer.[1]
Musical Style[edit]
Contemporary re-evaluations of Johnston's musical style have described it as "Mariachi-infused lounge-bar easy-listening"[3] and "cumbia-meets-lounging mariachi band."[1]
Within his recordings, including Touchy, Johnston plays a multitude of instruments including trumpet, improvised percussion equipment (bottles, pans, pipes, kitchen utensils), Moog synthesizers, harp, guitar, bells, shakers, and drums through the use of multi track recording. On Touchy, Johnston also opens every track with a spoken word segment explaining the meaning of the song in relation to his original dance concept entitled "The Touchy."[11][1]
Film[edit]
Johnston starred in and wrote the Joe Cranston directed film, The Big Turnaround (1988), under the name "Luis Latino" alongside son of the director, Bryan Cranston.[12][13]
In 2018, Johnston played a minor role in the film Cine Loteria (Dir. Eduardo Luis Arguelles).[13][14]
Discography[edit]
- Gobbledygook Song (Gonna Bump You Baby) (7")[4]
- Lost / Touchy Mama (1972, Cinjo Records, 7", Single)[15]
- Touchy (1974, Self Released, LP[16]; 2008, Companion Records, CD[2]; 2019, Toxic Toast Records, LP[6])
- Soon (1975, 7", Single)
- Bump Me Baby / Sunshine And Roses (1975, 7")
- Salza Salad / Funky Caballero (1976, 7")
- Billy Joe & The Checkmates Featuring Luie,Luie - Raindrops, Mem'ries, And Tears (1983, 7", Single)[4]
- Songs in the Key of Z (2000, Irwin Chusid, Compilation)[7][8]
- Don'tcha Take Christmas Away From Us (2012, Apple Music, Single)
- The Empty Tomb (2015, Apple Music, Album)
- Jesus Breaks the Chains (2015, Apple Music, Album)[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jennifer Maerz (April 2008). "Luie Luie stands out as a genuine oddball in a world of faux freaks". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Luie Luie – "Touchy"". Companion Records. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rob Fitzpatrick (November 2012). "The 101 strangest records on Spotify: Luie Luie – Touchy". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Artist Profile - Luie Luie". discogs.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ Chusid, Irwin. “Chapter 21, Pg. 212.” Essay. In Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music. Cherry Red, 2000.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Luie Luie - Touchy". Toxic Toast Records. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
- ↑ Irwin Chusid. "SONGS IN THE KEY OF Z". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Luie Luie on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ↑ Luis Johnston (2008). Touchy. Companion Records.
- ↑ Joe Cranston (Director) Luis Latino (Actor) Bryan Cranston (Actor) Luis Johnston (Writer) (1988). The Big Turnaround (film).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Cine Loteria". filmfreeway.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Cine Loteria, IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Billboard" (PDF). Billboard. February 26, 1972. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑
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