Former Location –
The Cocoanut Grove, was a supper club located in the Ambassador Hotel, it opened in April 1921. The first Academy Awards ceremony where the “Oscar” statues were awarded was held in the Grove in 1930. It was also the home of the first Golden Globe Awards.
During the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, the “Grove” hosted many rock acts including The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Ike and Tina Turner and the Boomtown Rats.
The October 1987 tribute to Roy Orbison with Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello was held here as well.
Notable Concerts played at The Cocoanut Grove
2/3/1970 through 2/16/1970 – Little Richard
10/1/1968 through 10/14/1968 – The Supremes
9/3/1968 through 9/16/1968 – Four Tops
5/21/1968 through 6/10/1968 – The Righteous Brothers
4/14/1967 through 4/16/1967 – Jefferson Airplane/ Canned Heat/ Grateful Dead
1/9/1963 – The Kingston Trio
The Cocoanut Grove
3400 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90010
When I graduated from Reseda High School in January 1962, my best friend and our dates went to the Cocoanut Grove that evening to enjoy the Kingston Trio. Our table was right next to where the Kingston Trio played. It was fantastic! I still have a photo of the four of us at our table that evening. Shortly after I joined the Navy to be on Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines. Later in life I traveled a lot (and still do) with my Brooklyn Girl wife (57 years), we have visited a lot of art museums which has given me a sincere appreciation of artist of all types (musicians, painters, actors, and much more) and how much they contribute to human society. Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, The Big Booper, and others always brings tears to my eyes because of they contributed and then accidently passing away. The Cocoanut Grove should also be sincerely appreciated by humankind for what it did since its opening in 1921.