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We were opening for Velvet Underground
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The Rainbow

We were openingfor Velvet Underground, they were promotingtheir very famous first album...

We were opening
for Velvet Underground, they were promoting
their very famous first album with the Andy Warhol
banana on the cover

Full Transcript

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We were opening for Velvet Underground,
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they were promoting their very famous first album
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with the Andy Warhol banana on the cover.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:19
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.
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.
We were in here rehearsing that was to become Chicago Transit Authority, - The Rainbow 00:06
We were in here rehearsing that was to become Chicago Transi...
This was a sounding ground, - The Rainbow 00:10
This was a sounding ground,
Next thing you know, we had record company executives in here - The Rainbow 00:07
Next thing you know, we had record company executives in her...
And so we wound up acing a deal with Columbia Records, - The Rainbow 00:09
And so we wound up acing a deal with Columbia Records,
West Hollywood's a popular part of LA, - The Rainbow 00:12
West Hollywood's a popular part of LA,
You know, this is the Whisky on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. - The Rainbow 00:05
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 00:05
Palm trees, suntan chicks, and it was just, it was cool.
Sunset Blvd was packed with people strolling, - The Rainbow 00:07
Sunset Blvd was packed with people strolling,
Going to a concert was an event, it was the gathering of the tribes, - The Rainbow 00:12
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 00:13
And you'd just hop from one club to the next, you know,
Every night there was people on the street, - The Rainbow 00:05
Every night there was people on the street,
Just strolling up and down the street you would meet movie stars, - The Rainbow 00:56
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 00:31
The Whisky was a club where groups came to see other groups ...
I was friends with Tony Curtis. - The Rainbow 00:20
I was friends with Tony Curtis.
Arthur Miller found out, and wanted to fight with him. - The Rainbow 00:09
Arthur Miller found out, and wanted to fight with him.
Tony promised to stop the relationship with Marilyn Monroe, - The Rainbow 00:07
Tony promised to stop the relationship with Marilyn Monroe,
The Whisky was a place where groups came to see other groups. - The Rainbow 00:08
The Whisky was a place where groups came to see other groups...
We had a private club upstairs called The Vampires Lair. - The Rainbow 00:08
We had a private club upstairs called The Vampires Lair.