Difference between revisions of "65/ Los Angeles CA US The Action"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | “We were lucky enough to land a residency at a new club on [[Santa Monica Boulevard]] called the Action. It opened with a great flourish—loads of publicity and capacity audiences … and that was when Hollywood, especially Sunset Strip, was just beginning to change from its old cocktail lounge image to a more rock’n’roll-oriented scene. We got a good thing going at the Action, because we knew so many of the local musicians, and they were always coming along to jam with us. We were resident there for a while, making good money—and on our night off, every Monday, they’d put on this other group called The Mothers—with Frank Zappa and Henry Vestine.” - Joel Hill Scott (later of [[ | + | “We were lucky enough to land a residency at a new club on [[Santa Monica Boulevard]] called the Action. It opened with a great flourish—loads of publicity and capacity audiences … and that was when Hollywood, especially Sunset Strip, was just beginning to change from its old cocktail lounge image to a more rock’n’roll-oriented scene. We got a good thing going at the Action, because we knew so many of the local musicians, and they were always coming along to jam with us. We were resident there for a while, making good money—and on our night off, every Monday, they’d put on this other group called The Mothers—with Frank Zappa and [[Henry Vestine]].” - Joel Hill Scott (later of [[Canned Heat]] and [[wikipedia:The Flying Burrito Brothers|The Flying Burrito Brothers]] ) From Riot on Sunset Strip by Domenic Priore. |
[[Category:Concerts]] | [[Category:Concerts]] | ||
[[Category:1965]] | [[Category:1965]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 8 August 2026
Notes
“We were lucky enough to land a residency at a new club on Santa Monica Boulevard called the Action. It opened with a great flourish—loads of publicity and capacity audiences … and that was when Hollywood, especially Sunset Strip, was just beginning to change from its old cocktail lounge image to a more rock’n’roll-oriented scene. We got a good thing going at the Action, because we knew so many of the local musicians, and they were always coming along to jam with us. We were resident there for a while, making good money—and on our night off, every Monday, they’d put on this other group called The Mothers—with Frank Zappa and Henry Vestine.” - Joel Hill Scott (later of Canned Heat and The Flying Burrito Brothers ) From Riot on Sunset Strip by Domenic Priore.
