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The Rainbow Bar and Grill is a bar and restaurant on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States adjacent to the border of Beverly Hills, California. Its address is 9015 Sunset Boulevard.
The bottom level of the Rainbow is the restaurant, The Rainbow Bar and Grill. Upstairs is an exclusive club called "Over the Rainbow". The Over the Rainbow consists of a full bar, dance floor, and a DJ booth. The club is usually reserved for musicians and others to whom only bouncers allow access. The restaurant is next to the nightclubs, The Roxy Theatre and The Key Club.
The restaurant was founded in early 1972 by Elmer Valentine, Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and others.[1], opening on April 16, 1972 with a party for Elton John. [2] At the time, the word "rainbow" signified peace and freedom. It quickly became known as a hangout for celebrities of all types.[3] John Belushi ate his last meal[4] (lentil soup)[5] at table #16. For many years, the owner was Mario Maglieri.[3]
Before becoming the Rainbow, the restaurant was the Villa Nova restaurant, which was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli, at the time married to Judy Garland. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met at the restaurant on a blind date in 1952.[6]
The Rainbow became known as a hangout for rock musicians and their groupies. Notable regulars at the Rainbow in this period include John Lennon, Keith Moon, Grace Slick, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Janis Joplin,[4] Jim Morrison,[4] Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Lizzy Valentine and many others. Elvis Presley was known to have occasionally visited the Rainbow. Los Angeles songwriter Warren Zevon referenced the scene at the Rainbow in the last verse of his 1976 song "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The musical group Rainbow was named after this club.
As musical trends on the Strip changed towards heavy metal in the 1980s, the Rainbow followed suit. Members of Mötley Crüe,[7] Poison, and Guns N' Roses frequented the bar.[8] It was mentioned in a number of songs, such as "Sunset and Babylon" by W.A.S.P. and "Peach Kelli Pop" by Redd Kross, and featured in the videos of "November Rain", "Estranged" and "Don't Cry" by Guns N' Roses. The Rainbow is also featured in the song "Headaches and Heartaches" by Magic Ship.
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers noted in his book "Scar Tissue" that he often sat with his father, Blackie Dammett, at the club along with various members of bands such as Led Zeppelin. Often the waitresses and bartenders were groupies as well as those who frequented the establishment. In Pamela Des Barres' book, "Let's Spend the Night Together", Patti Johnson commented that as a employee in the early 1980s she met a number of celebrities including Billy Idol.[9]
The Rainbow still attracts celebrities, but its clientèle is increasingly aging as fashions have passed it by. The Rainbow has never abandoned its rock 'n roll character, and its dance club, Over the Rainbow, still only plays rock music today.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bar_and_Grill