The Hollywood entrepreneur who doubled as a godfather figure to generations of rock stars from the Doors’ Jim Morrison to Guns ‘N Roses’ Axl Rose, has died.
Mario Maglieri died Thursday morning at the age of 93 ‘surrounded by loved ones,’ his family said in a statement.
For decades he operated two of Hollywood’s most venerable and legendary Sunset Strip nightclubs – the Whiskey A Go Go and the Rainbow Bar & Grill.
It was at the Whiskey that the Doors found a following as the house band in the 1960s. Over the years Led Zeppelin, the Police, Van Halen and literally hundreds of other acts spanning generations have played there.
The Beatles dropped by for a visit during their first U.S. tour in 1964. George Harrison, annoyed by a paparazzi, threw a drink at him, hitting actress Mamie Van Doren instead.
At the Rainbow, Maglieri would keep many of his musicians in booze and food, occasionally having to throw one or more of them out when they caused too much trouble.
For decades Maglieri, ran two of Hollywood’s most popular Sunset Strip nightclubs the Whiskey A Go Go and Rainbow Bar & Grill. This photo, taken in 1965, shows Go-go dancers perform the Watusi in a cage suspended from the ceiling at the Whiskey a Go-Go night club in West Hollywood, California…
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