Chateau Liberte

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Former Location –
The Chateau Liberte was a legendary rock & roll bar in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was an old stagecoach stop in the mid 19th century. Many bands from the Bay Area played here including Hot Tuna, NRPS, and members of Moby Grape.

The cover of the first Doobie Brothers album was photographed in the bar and the Doobie’s were regulars here before they hit it big with Manager Bruce Cohn at the helm.

Doobie Brothers Discography:

1971 – The Doobie Brothers
1972 – Toulouse Street
1973 – The Captain and Me
1974 – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
1975 – Stampede
1976 – Takin’ It to the Streets
1977 – Livin’ on the Fault Line
1978 – Minute by Minute
1980 – One Step Closer
1989 – Cycles
1991 – Brotherhood
2000 – Sibling Rivalry
2010 – World Gone Crazy
2014 – Southbound


Chateau Liberte

22700 Old Santa Cruz Highway
Los Gatos CA 95033