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The Rainbow

We were the first clubto integrate that we broughtblack acts in

We were the first club
to integrate that we brought
black acts in

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We were the first club to integrate that we brought black acts in.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:06:27
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
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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.
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
They learned their trade. They came and rehearsed all day. - The Rainbow 00:10
They learned their trade. They came and rehearsed all day.
By the time it came out on the radio and became famous, - The Rainbow 00:06
By the time it came out on the radio and became famous,
Turn it off! Turn these fucking...! - The Rainbow 00:11
Turn it off! Turn these fucking...!
My Father did not throw Jim out. - The Rainbow 00:06
My Father did not throw Jim out.
Now I know today, they wear their pants below their ass, - The Rainbow 00:06
Now I know today, they wear their pants below their ass,
And one night in particular, - The Rainbow 00:14
And one night in particular,
Jim jumped off the stage onto the dance floor, - The Rainbow 00:08
Jim jumped off the stage onto the dance floor,
Literally like, to say screw you back to my Dad for unplugging him. - The Rainbow 00:04
Literally like, to say screw you back to my Dad for unpluggi...