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The Rainbow

If you come out to LA as a band, you reallywant that on your resume, that you've playedat...

If you come out to LA as a band, you really
want that on your resume, that you've played
at the Whisky A Go Go, I mean,
it's a big thing

Full Transcript

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If you come out to LA as a band,
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you really want that on your resume,
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that you've played at the Whisky A Go Go, I mean, it's a big thing.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:50
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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.
My Dad was 17, 18 years old working in these clubs, - The Rainbow 00:15
My Dad was 17, 18 years old working in these clubs,
I mean, just to be sitting at the Whisky - The Rainbow 00:08
I mean, just to be sitting at the Whisky
And I was the busboy for probably six, eight months - The Rainbow 00:07
And I was the busboy for probably six, eight months
I worked into bartending. I learned the business from the ground up. - The Rainbow 00:10
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 00:19
Janis Joplin came in, and her name's Pearl by the way,
She leaves with her manager, - The Rainbow 00:07
She leaves with her manager,
I thought, well, the booze I gave her, I must've killed her. - The Rainbow 00:14
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 00:10
And here's the world famous Whisky A Go Go on the Strip...
The Whisky was pretty essential, - The Rainbow 00:08
The Whisky was pretty essential,
It's the Old Marquis in London, it's the CBGB of the West Coast, - The Rainbow 00:09
It's the Old Marquis in London, it's the CBGB of t...
You thought it was this big, massive concert hall, - The Rainbow 00:07
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 00:15
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 00:06
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 00:05
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 00:15
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 00:19
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 00:20
We all lived together in a little house on Holly Drive under...
We were opening for Velvet Underground, - The Rainbow 00:09
We were opening for Velvet Underground,
And not only did we, sort of, become the house band, - The Rainbow 00:08
And not only did we, sort of, become the house band,
But we did get access to the club during the daytime. - The Rainbow 00:05
But we did get access to the club during the daytime.