To be initiated, John Lennon allegedly had to outdrink every single member.įor many rockstars, the Rainbow was where they grew up. The loft was christened the “ Lair of the Hollywood Vampires.” Notable members of this club have included Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz, and Harry Nilsson. Above the restaurant was the secret hideout of Alice Cooper’s elite men’s drinking club.
Maglieri and the Rainbow became a haven for the young rockers lost in the City of Angels who came to heal their hangovers with bowls of chicken noodle soup and complimentary loaves of bread.Ī select few rockers bellied up to the bar nightly. Mario Maglieri, the manager of the Whisky a Go Go and the “pope of the Sunset Strip,” took over the Villa Nova restaurant. Legend has it, Marilyn Monroe walked in with Mickey Rooney and walked out hand-in-hand with Joe DiMaggio. The heavy-hitter regulars roster included tinsel-town icons such as Bing Crosby, John Wayne, and Judy Garland. Whisky a Go Go was the place rock stars came to see other rock stars perform, and the Rainbow was where they “networked.” A place that the Prince of Darkness-Ozzy Osbourne-remembered walking in but never remembered leaving, the Rainbow became a known hangout spot for rockstars and their groupies through the ’70s and ’80s.īefore it was the Rainbow, the restaurant was the Villa Nova, a popular date spot of Hollywood’s biggest stars from the 1930s to the late 1960s. The music venue Whisky a Go Go was the sounding ground for musicians with dreams of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
A part of Los Angeles history since 1972, the Rainbow Bar & Grill, featured in many songs and music videos, has been a home away from home of many rock legends.
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