Elton John -- August 25, 1970

The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. Image File history File links Elton John at Troubadour File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Beverly Hills, California Beverly Hills is a city located within the city of Los Angeles. ...

The club opened in 1957. It was a major center for folk music in the 1960s, and subsequently singer-songwriters and rock. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

The Troubadour played an important role in the careers of Neil Diamond and other performers, who played engagements there establishing their fame. On August 25, 1970, Diamond introduced Elton John, who performed his first show in the United States at the Troubadour. In that same year, John Lennon and his friend, Harry Nilsson, were ejected from the club for heckling the Smothers Brothers. Randy Newman started out at the club and comics Cheech & Chong were discovered there. In 1975, Elton John returned to do a series of special anniversary concerts. Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a British rock music singer, songwriter, and pianist, who is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. ... John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... 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. ... A heckler is a person who shouts an uninvited comment, usually disparaging, at a performance or event, or interrupting set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting. ... The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom Smothers (born 1937) and Dick Smothers (born 1939). ... Randy Newman Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant, immaculately written pop songs and for his many film scores. ... Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, Cheech and Chong, were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1960s and 1970s for their stand_up routines, which were based upon the 1960s hippie, free love and (especially) drug culture movements. ... 1975 was a common year starting on ghjgh Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Other alumni include James Taylor, Bette Midler, Bruce Springsteen, the Pointer Sisters, Sheryl Crow, George Carlin and Rickie Lee Jones. The Best of James Taylor album cover James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is a singer, actress, and comedian. ... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... The Pointer Sisters was an American vocal group and recording act that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... The Very Best of Sheryl Crow album released October 2003 Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer. ... George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is an Irish American (I used to be Irish Catholic, now Im an American. ... Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a vocalist and songwriter from the United States. ...

The Troubadour would also feature new wave and punk in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and became virtually synonymous with heavy metal bands like Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses in the 1980s and 1990s. There are a variety of styles of music to the present day. The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ... Look up Punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Punk can have the following meanings: Relating to culture Punk is a set of social and political beliefs, morals and standards that indicate an absolute rejection of conformity. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Mötley Crüe in 2004 (from left: Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee) Mötley Crüe (pronounced as mott-lee crew) is an American Hair Metal band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ... The original line-up of Guns N Roses. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

External links

• The Troubadour Home Page