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The Rainbow

One of his partnersfrom the restaurant, Elmer, was gonna opena business out here. Elmer...

One of his partners
from the restaurant, Elmer, was gonna open
a business out here. Elmer Valentine,
he saw the Whisky in France, and he brought it to America

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One of his partners from the restaurant, Elmer,
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was gonna open a business out here.
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Elmer Valentine, he saw the Whisky in France,
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and he brought it to America.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:03
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.
He went to Europe, and in France saw a club called Whisky A Go Go, - The Rainbow 00:08
He went to Europe, and in France saw a club called Whisky A ...
So he opened the club January 16, 1964. - The Rainbow 00:10
So he opened the club January 16, 1964.
Elmer had called my Dad and said "Come in and straighten this out." - The Rainbow 00:08
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 00:05
My Father came in, to like, reorganize the business and run ...
I fired everyone in the place, - The Rainbow 00:08
I fired everyone in the place,
We had I think three cages of girls dancing on the stage. - The Rainbow 00:12
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 00:06
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 00:04
We were the first club to integrate that we brought black ac...
Los Angeles, they didn't want blacks in the street, - The Rainbow 00:07
Los Angeles, they didn't want blacks in the street,
Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, The Tops. - The Rainbow 00:12
Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, The Tops.
And the visitor to Hollywood soon discovers - The Rainbow 00:15
And the visitor to Hollywood soon discovers
His whole family at that point moved out here. - The Rainbow 00:08
His whole family at that point moved out here.
He was a busboy, God, in the 60's at the Whisky. - The Rainbow 00:06
He was a busboy, God, in the 60's at the Whisky.
I was a kid, he did not want me there, - The Rainbow 00:08
I was a kid, he did not want me there,
I would come in and work, maybe five, six nights a week, - The Rainbow 00:07
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 00:12
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 00:12
My Father ran the business as far as the nightclub end of it...
The Doors started as the house band. - The Rainbow 00:09
The Doors started as the house band.
How The Doors got booked in the Whisky to begin with - The Rainbow 00:16
How The Doors got booked in the Whisky to begin with
The Doors opening for Johnny Rivers - The Rainbow 00:09
The Doors opening for Johnny Rivers