Rodney Bingenheimer - Revision history

Jason.Kreitzer at 14:04, 21 December 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:36, 21 October 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 14:06, 30 August 2021

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Spider of Destiny at 05:48, 31 December 2015

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Spider of Destiny at 00:58, 15 October 2011

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Spider of Destiny at 15:30, 16 September 2011

2011-09-16T15:30:26Z

Tonefish: corrected my research error. Article not interview.

2008-06-15T15:09:19Z

corrected my research error. Article not interview.

Tonefish: added FZ KPPC page link & clarifed pronounciation & 2nd interview date

2008-06-15T14:08:28Z

added FZ KPPC page link & clarifed pronounciation & 2nd interview date

Duncan: Dresses comment removed

2008-06-13T12:25:20Z

Dresses comment removed

Tonefish: blondie link

2008-06-11T17:22:17Z

blondie link

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 ==English Disco==
-In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of Bingenheimer;
+In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[Flo & Eddie|The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of Bingenheimer;
 <blockquote>"...Rodney singlehandedly cut a path through the treacle of the Sixties, allowing all us 'avants' to parade our sounds of tomorrow dressed in our clothes of derision."</blockquote>

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 [[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer (right) with Bowie (left).]]
-'''Rodney Bingenheimer''' (Born December 15, 1946 in Mountain View, California) was an American radio deejay and concert promotor.
+'''Rodney Bingenheimer''' (Born December 15, 1946 in Mountain View, California) is an American radio deejay and concert promoter.
 ==Early life==
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-[[Category:Actors|Bingenheimer, Rodney]]
+[[Category:Actors|Bingenheimer]]
-[[Category:Businesspeople|Bingenheimer, Rodney]]
+[[Category:Businesspeople|Bingenheimer]]
-[[Category:Radio Presenters|Bingenheimer, Rodney]]
+[[Category:Radio Presenters|Bingenheimer]]
-[[Category:Supporting Cast|Bingenheimer, Rodney]]
+[[Category:Supporting Cast|Bingenheimer]]

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-[[Rodney Bingenheimer]] (Born December 15, 1946 in Mountain View, California)
+[[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer (right) with Bowie (left).]]
 Bingenheimer, the son of a divorced waitress, was raised a latchkey kid and spent time alone listening to rock hits on a transistor radio and reading the Hollywood fan magazines that his mother kept around the house. As young as 13 he would foray downstate to try and commune with those whose lives he read about. "I'd get busted and my mom would have to come and get me," he says.
-As a devotee of the music scene [[Rodney Bingenheimer]] finally arrived on Sunset Strip during the height of the swingin' '60s. He began as a gopher for [[Sonny & Cher]], who took him under their wing, and was cast as a double for Davy Jones in episodes of [[The Monkees]] TV series.
+As a devotee of the music scene Bingenheimer finally arrived on Sunset Strip during the height of the swingin' 1960s. He began as a gopher for [[Sonny & Cher]], who took him under their wing, and was cast as a double for Davy Jones in episodes of [[The Monkees]] TV series.
-'''Bingenheimer''' provided vocal content on Zappa's [[:Category:Side Projects|Side Project]] albums [[An Evening With Wild Man Fischer]] and the [[GTO's|GTO]] collective's [[Permanent Damage]], and often portrayed himself in films, such as [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]], "Back To The Beach" and "End Of The Century". In 1984 he played a club owner in "Repo Man".
+==Radio work==
-[[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer with Bowie.]]
+The club closed in 1976 but, thanks to his wide range of Hollywood connections, Bingenheimer began a show - called ''Rodney on the ROQ'' - on the Pasadena FM/AM radio station [[Wikipedia:KROQ-FM|KROQ]] (pronounced "K-Rock"), which was formerly [[KPPC, Pasadena|KPPC]], on which FZ had aired his musical choices in '68.
-In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of '''Bingenheimer''';
+Bingenheimer helped the station to grow in popularity, playing 'alternative' music and helping to break many new bands and records. Subsequently, Zappa's single [[Valley Girl]] made its debut on KROQ-FM to [['Girls' is awesome, fer sure|much consternation]], and portions of [[Läther (Bootleg Version)]] [see release notes] were assembled from the station's airplays.
-<blockquote>"...'''Rodney''' singlehandedly cut a path through the treacle of the Sixties, allowing all us 'avants' to parade our sounds of tomorrow dressed in our clothes of derision."</blockquote>
+Three ''Rodney on the ROQ'' compilation albums were released of Bingenheimer's airplays on KROQ and selected tracks released as ''The Best Of Rodney On The ROQ''. In appreciation for his promotion of their band, the members of ''Blondie'' served as Bingenheimer's backing band in a limited release single of ''Little G.T.O.'' and are credited as ''Rodney and The Brunettes''.
-The club closed in 1976 but, thanks to his wide range of Hollywood connections, '''Bingenheimer''' began a show - called ''Rodney on the ROQ'' - on the Pasadena FM/AM radio station [[Wikipedia:KROQ-FM|KROQ]] (pronounced "K-Rock"), which was formerly [[KPPC, Pasadena|KPPC]], on which FZ had aired his musical choices in '68.
+==Later life==
-'''Bingenheimer''' helped the station to grow in popularity, playing 'alternative' music and helping to break many new bands and records. Subsequently, Zappa's single [[Valley Girl]] made its debut on KROQ-FM to [['Girls' is awesome, fer sure|much consternation]], and portions of [[Läther (Bootleg Version)]] [see release notes] were assembled from the station's airplays.
+His lifestyle has been documented in the 2003 film ''[[Wikipedia:Mayor of the Sunset Strip|Mayor of the Sunset Strip]]'' which features a number of Zappa's '[[:Category:Supporting Cast|Supporting Cast]]', and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has acknowledged his grassroots support and contribution to music and radio with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, presented in 2007.
-Three ''Rodney on the ROQ'' compilation albums were released of '''Bingenheimer's''' airplays on KROQ and selected tracks released as ''The Best Of Rodney On The ROQ''. In appreciation for his promotion of their band, the members of ''Blondie'' served as '''Bingenheimer's''' backing band in a limited release single of ''Little G.T.O.'' and are credited as ''Rodney and The Brunettes''.
+==External links==
-[[Category:Supporting Cast]]
+[[Category:Actors|Bingenheimer, Rodney]]

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 [[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer with Bowie.]]
-In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[Wikipedia:Punk rock|punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of '''Bingenheimer''';
+In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of '''Bingenheimer''';
 <blockquote>"...'''Rodney''' singlehandedly cut a path through the treacle of the Sixties, allowing all us 'avants' to parade our sounds of tomorrow dressed in our clothes of derision."</blockquote>

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 '''Bingenheimer''' provided vocal content on Zappa's [[:Category:Side Projects|Side Project]] albums [[An Evening With Wild Man Fischer]] and the [[GTO's|GTO]] collective's [[Permanent Damage]], and often portrayed himself in films, such as [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]], "Back To The Beach" and "End Of The Century". In 1984 he played a club owner in "Repo Man".
-[[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer with Bowie.<br>(Dresses were also popular with [[The Mothers]])]]
+[[Image:RodBingBowie.jpg|frame|right|Club-owner Bingenheimer with Bowie.]]
 In the early 1970s he opened ''Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco'', a nightclub located on [[Wikipedia:Sunset Strip|Sunset Strip]] that became a famed watering hole for musicians as diverse as [[The Turtles]], [[Keith Moon]], [[wikipedia:Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] and a magnet for their groupies. [[Elvis Presley]] even paid it a visit and sampled its English beer. The venue helped introduce UK ''[[Wikipedia:Glam rock|glam-rock]]'' and embryonic ''[[Wikipedia:Punk rock|punk]]'' to the LA scene. Bowie says of '''Bingenheimer''';