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The Rainbow

While the world around it has changed dramatically, The Rainbow Bar and Grill has remianed as one of the last bastions of true Rock n' Roll on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip. Legendary musicians recount their stories from the iconic venue.

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Zak Knutson

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One of his partners
from the restaurant, Elmer, - The Rainbow

One of his partners from the restaurant, Elmer,

He went to Europe,
and in France saw a club
called Whisky A Go Go, - The Rainbow

He went to Europe, and in France saw a club called Whisky A ...

So he opened the club
January 16, 1964. - The Rainbow

So he opened the club January 16, 1964.

Elmer had called
my Dad and said "Come in
and straighten this out." - The Rainbow

Elmer had called my Dad and said "Come in and straighte...

My Father came in, to like,
reorganize the business
and run the business. - The Rainbow

My Father came in, to like, reorganize the business and run ...

I fired everyone in the place, - The Rainbow

I fired everyone in the place,

We had I think
three cages of girls
dancing on the stage. - The Rainbow

We had I think three cages of girls dancing on the stage.

Here he is with a song
called 'Going to a Go Go', - The Rainbow

Here he is with a song called 'Going to a Go Go',

We were the first club
to integrate that we brought
black acts in. - The Rainbow

We were the first club to integrate that we brought black ac...

Los Angeles, they didn't
want blacks in the street, - The Rainbow

Los Angeles, they didn't want blacks in the street,

Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves,
The Temptations, The Tops. - The Rainbow

Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, The Tops.

And the visitor
to Hollywood soon discovers - The Rainbow

And the visitor to Hollywood soon discovers

His whole family
at that point moved out here. - The Rainbow

His whole family at that point moved out here.

He was a busboy, God,
in the 60's at the Whisky. - The Rainbow

He was a busboy, God, in the 60's at the Whisky.

I was a kid,
he did not want me there, - The Rainbow

I was a kid, he did not want me there,

I would come in and work,
maybe five, six nights a week, - The Rainbow

I would come in and work, maybe five, six nights a week,

It was an era of peace
and love and free drugs, - The Rainbow

It was an era of peace and love and free drugs,

My Father ran
the business as far
as the nightclub end of it. - The Rainbow

My Father ran the business as far as the nightclub end of it...

The Doors started
as the house band. - The Rainbow

The Doors started as the house band.

How The Doors got booked
in the Whisky to begin with - The Rainbow

How The Doors got booked in the Whisky to begin with

The Doors
opening for Johnny Rivers - The Rainbow

The Doors opening for Johnny Rivers

They learned their trade.
They came and rehearsed all day. - The Rainbow

They learned their trade. They came and rehearsed all day.

By the time it came out
on the radio and became famous, - The Rainbow

By the time it came out on the radio and became famous,

Turn it off!
Turn these fucking...! - The Rainbow

Turn it off! Turn these fucking...!

My Father did not throw Jim out. - The Rainbow

My Father did not throw Jim out.

Now I know today, they wear
their pants below their ass, - The Rainbow

Now I know today, they wear their pants below their ass,

And one night in particular, - The Rainbow

And one night in particular,

Jim jumped off the stage
onto the dance floor, - The Rainbow

Jim jumped off the stage onto the dance floor,

Literally like,
to say screw you back
to my Dad for unplugging him. - The Rainbow

Literally like, to say screw you back to my Dad for unpluggi...

Went up
in the dressing room and hid, - The Rainbow

Went up in the dressing room and hid,

Jim Morrison
used too many drugs. - The Rainbow

Jim Morrison used too many drugs.

Like I'd tell him "Hey,"
you know I called 'em names, - The Rainbow

Like I'd tell him "Hey," you know I called &#...

The Whisky was the place
where the happening acts
were happening. - The Rainbow

The Whisky was the place where the happening acts were happe...

If you come out to LA as a band, - The Rainbow

If you come out to LA as a band,

My Dad was 17, 18 years old
working in these clubs, - The Rainbow

My Dad was 17, 18 years old working in these clubs,

I mean, just
to be sitting at the Whisky - The Rainbow

I mean, just to be sitting at the Whisky

And I was the busboy
for probably six, eight months - The Rainbow

And I was the busboy for probably six, eight months

I worked into bartending.
I learned the business
from the ground up. - The Rainbow

I worked into bartending. I learned the business from the gr...

Janis Joplin came in,
and her name's
Pearl by the way, - The Rainbow

Janis Joplin came in, and her name's Pearl by the way,

She leaves with her manager, - The Rainbow

She leaves with her manager,

I thought, well,
the booze I gave her,
I must've killed her. - The Rainbow

I thought, well, the booze I gave her, I must've killed...

And here's
the world famous
Whisky A Go Go on the Strip, - The Rainbow

And here's the world famous Whisky A Go Go on the Strip...

The Whisky was pretty essential, - The Rainbow

The Whisky was pretty essential,

It's the Old Marquis
in London, it's the CBGB
of the West Coast, - The Rainbow

It's the Old Marquis in London, it's the CBGB of t...

You thought it was
this big, massive concert hall, - The Rainbow

You thought it was this big, massive concert hall,

It was just a regular bar
with people, and yet anybody
who's anybody played there. - The Rainbow

It was just a regular bar with people, and yet anybody who&#...

When you first start out,
and before you figure out
your game, - The Rainbow

When you first start out, and before you figure out your gam...

I cannot tell you how many
thousands of people got
started on this street. - The Rainbow

I cannot tell you how many thousands of people got started o...

Everybody, they've all
done their first tour
through the States in clubs, - The Rainbow

Everybody, they've all done their first tour through th...

We had opening nights
probably two to three times
a week with major groups, - The Rainbow

We had opening nights probably two to three times a week wit...

We all lived together
in a little house
on Holly Drive under the 101 - The Rainbow

We all lived together in a little house on Holly Drive under...

We were opening
for Velvet Underground, - The Rainbow

We were opening for Velvet Underground,

And not only did we,
sort of, become the house band, - The Rainbow

And not only did we, sort of, become the house band,

But we did get access
to the club during the daytime. - The Rainbow

But we did get access to the club during the daytime.

We were in here rehearsing
that was to become
Chicago Transit Authority, - The Rainbow

We were in here rehearsing that was to become Chicago Transi...

This was a sounding ground, - The Rainbow

This was a sounding ground,

Next thing you know, we had
record company executives
in here - The Rainbow

Next thing you know, we had record company executives in her...

And so we wound up acing a deal
with Columbia Records, - The Rainbow

And so we wound up acing a deal with Columbia Records,

West Hollywood's
a popular part of LA, - The Rainbow

West Hollywood's a popular part of LA,

You know, this is the Whisky
on the Sunset Strip
in Hollywood. - The Rainbow

You know, this is the Whisky on the Sunset Strip in Hollywoo...

Palm trees, suntan chicks,
and it was just, it was cool. - The Rainbow

Palm trees, suntan chicks, and it was just, it was cool.

Sunset Blvd was packed
with people strolling, - The Rainbow

Sunset Blvd was packed with people strolling,

Going to a concert
was an event, it was
the gathering of the tribes, - The Rainbow

Going to a concert was an event, it was the gathering of the...

And you'd just hop
from one club
to the next, you know, - The Rainbow

And you'd just hop from one club to the next, you know,

Every night there
was people on the street, - The Rainbow

Every night there was people on the street,

Just strolling
up and down the street
you would meet movie stars, - The Rainbow

Just strolling up and down the street you would meet movie s...

The Whisky was a club
where groups came to see
other groups play. - The Rainbow

The Whisky was a club where groups came to see other groups ...

I was friends with Tony Curtis. - The Rainbow

I was friends with Tony Curtis.

Arthur Miller found out,
and wanted to fight with him. - The Rainbow

Arthur Miller found out, and wanted to fight with him.

Tony promised
to stop the relationship
with Marilyn Monroe, - The Rainbow

Tony promised to stop the relationship with Marilyn Monroe,

The Whisky was a place
where groups came
to see other groups. - The Rainbow

The Whisky was a place where groups came to see other groups...

We had a private club upstairs
called The Vampires Lair. - The Rainbow

We had a private club upstairs called The Vampires Lair.

It was Micky Dolenz,
and Alice Cooper. - The Rainbow

It was Micky Dolenz, and Alice Cooper.

Shortly after
it opened, we were kind
of a drinking men's club, - The Rainbow

Shortly after it opened, we were kind of a drinking men'...

I think maybe it might have had
something to do with the fact - The Rainbow

I think maybe it might have had something to do with the fac...

You know, it was tough enough
to get downstairs, - The Rainbow

You know, it was tough enough to get downstairs,

Every kind of act
you could imagine, - The Rainbow

Every kind of act you could imagine,

We were
just smoking and drinking
and laughing and puking. - The Rainbow

We were just smoking and drinking and laughing and puking.

There probably wasn't a whole
lot of people that even
wanted to go up there. - The Rainbow

There probably wasn't a whole lot of people that even w...

Contrary to a little bit
of urban myth, - The Rainbow

Contrary to a little bit of urban myth,

He got t-shirts made and we
would play these charity games, - The Rainbow

He got t-shirts made and we would play these charity games,

But The Rainbow is just
a great restaurant, - The Rainbow

But The Rainbow is just a great restaurant,

The Rainbow became the home
of the moving stars, - The Rainbow

The Rainbow became the home of the moving stars,

[Gene]Anybody who was in town,
whether they were
recording or playing a show - The Rainbow

[Gene]Anybody who was in town, whether they were recording o...

Bands who were
actually the innovators
of all, of all music. - The Rainbow

Bands who were actually the innovators of all, of all music.

[James] The Who, or The Stones. - The Rainbow

[James] The Who, or The Stones.

Was it James Brown wouldn't go
in any other restroom but here? - The Rainbow

Was it James Brown wouldn't go in any other restroom bu...

And it's really
a restaurant in a club. - The Rainbow

And it's really a restaurant in a club.

So busy, all the time. - The Rainbow

So busy, all the time.

Mario was always, - The Rainbow

Mario was always,

The Rainbow poster

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While the world around it has changed dramatically, The Rainbow Bar and Grill has remianed as one of the last bastions of true Rock n' Roll on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip. Legendary musicians recount their stories from the iconic venue.

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Director: Zak Knutson

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Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 7.2

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Released: 26 Oct 2019

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