San Jose Civic Formerly Known As The San Jose Civic Auditorium
Many of rock and roll musicians and others have played here since its opening in 1936…
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The Whisky A Go Go, The Byrds And The Doors Played Here Early In Their Careers
More rock and roll history has taken place in this one building than in most…
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Sunset Sound – “The Doors”, “Led Zeppelin II”, “Led Zeppelin IV”, “Beggars Banquet”, “Exile on Main Street”
Recording studios rarely have the kind of history that Sunset Sound has enjoyed. Led Zeppelin…
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Earl Warren Show Grounds In Santa Barbara – First Large Doors Concert
On July 28 1966, at the “Mid-Summer Spectacular Show of Shows” the…
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Grand Olympic Auditorium – Los Angeles
Originally built for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, this venue has seen its share of…
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Album Cover Location For Both “Da Capo” and “Love” By Love
The covers for “Da Capo” and “Love” by the L.A. band Love where shot at the one…
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Fillmore East
The East Coast edition of Bill Graham’s concert venues which opened on March 8…
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Pasadena Civic Auditorium
The Civic Auditorium is probably best known for hosting the Motown 25th Anniversary…
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Dick Clark Productions
Dick Clark is best remembered as the host of American Bandstand. He went on to…
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Laurel Canyon – Frank Zappa, The Byrds, Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell
In the 1960s, Laurel Canyon became famous as home to many of L.A.’s top rock musicians…
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Santa Clara County Fairgrounds – Northern California Folk-Rock Festivals
For many years, the Fairgrounds Grandstand Arena held huge concerts with famous …
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The I-Beam
The I-Beam was a famous gay disco for years, in 1980 they started to have special…
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Valley Music Center
Many rock bands played here in the 60’s and 70’s including but not limited to: The Doors…
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The Starwood – Venue For Mötley Crüe’s First Concert
The hard rock club of the seventies and one of the first clubs to book L.A. punk bands…
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Avalon Ballroom – Janis Joplin’s First Public Appearance With Big Brother
On June 10, 1966, Janis Joplin made her first public appearance with Big Brother and the…
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Elektra Asylum Records
Elektra Records was started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt. During most of the …
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Buried Here – Michael Hutchence, Andy Gibb, Lemmy Kilmister, Ricky Nelson & Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was the leader, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the band Love…
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