The Rainbow

The Rainbow Bar and Grill is a bar and restaurant on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, adjacent to the border of Beverly Hills, California is located at 9015 Sunset. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1624x1080, 416 KB) Summary The Rainbow Bar & Grill, 9015 W Sunset Blvd. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1624x1080, 416 KB) Summary The Rainbow Bar & Grill, 9015 W Sunset Blvd. ... Tourists sit outside a bar in Chiang Mai, Thailand A bar in Switzerland. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ...

It was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli, at the time married to Judy Garland. It quickly became known as a hangout for celebrities of all types. John Belushi ate his last meal (Lentil Soup) at table #16, and Joe Demaggio and Marilyn Monroe had their first date at the Rainbow. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969), born Frances Ethel Gumm, was an American film actress and singer. ...

In the 1970s, it became known as a hangout for rock musicians, especially those of the highest level of celebrity, and those who would follow them including groupies. Notable regulars at the Rainbow in this period include John Lennon, Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond and many others. Even Elvis Presley was known to have occasionally frequented the Rainbow. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an iconic 20th century composer and singer of popular music with Paul McCartney as Lennon-McCartney throughout the 1960s, and was the founding member of The Beatles. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1947 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... Starr in the early 1960s Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British actor, singer, and musician, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... Elvis redirects here. ...

As musical trends on the Strip changed towards heavy metal in the 1980s, the Rainbow followed suit. Members of Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Guns N' Roses frequented the bar. 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 video for November Rain by Guns N' Roses. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced as /MAHT-lee kroo/) are a popular American Hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article is about the band. ... Redd Kross, an alternative rock/garage rock/power pop/cover version band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school. ... November Rain is one of the most popular songs by the band Guns N Roses (written by Axl Rose). ...

The Rainbow still attracts celebrities, but its clientele - particularly its male clientele - is increasingly aging as fashions have passed it by. The Rainbow has never abandoned it's rock 'n roll character. In June 2005 the Rainbow Las Vegas opened.

See also

• Gazzari's (Bill Gazzari)
• Sunset Strip
• The Roxy Theatre
• Troubadour
• Whisky A Go-Go
• Viper Room

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