Sunset Strip Music Legend. Co-founder of two famous nightclubs on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California: the Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre. Valentine co-founded the Whisky in January 1964 with partners Phil Tanzini, Shelly Davis, and attorney Theodore Flier. In 1965, he launched the Trip, a small, short-lived rock club on the Sunset Strip. In 1972, along with Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and others started the Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip. In 1966, Valentine, Adler and others founded the Roxy Theatre. Valentine was also co-owner of the restaurant-nightclub P.J.'s, but sold his interest in 1963. Lou Adler bought into the Whisky in the late '70s. Valentine sold his interest in the Whisky a Go Go in the '90s but retained an ownership in the Rainbow Bar & Grill and the Roxy Theatre until his death. During the 1960s and 1970s the Whisky was one of the most important rock clubs in Los Angeles, hosting acts such as The Byrds, the Doors, the Kinks, the Who, and Buffalo Springfield. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Whisky was known as a stepping stone for bands such as Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue. Both the Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre remain staples of the Sunset Boulevard club scene.
Sunset Strip Music Legend. Co-founder of two famous nightclubs on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California: the Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre. Valentine co-founded the Whisky in January 1964 with partners Phil Tanzini, Shelly Davis, and attorney Theodore Flier. In 1965, he launched the Trip, a small, short-lived rock club on the Sunset Strip. In 1972, along with Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and others started the Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip. In 1966, Valentine, Adler and others founded the Roxy Theatre. Valentine was also co-owner of the restaurant-nightclub P.J.'s, but sold his interest in 1963. Lou Adler bought into the Whisky in the late '70s. Valentine sold his interest in the Whisky a Go Go in the '90s but retained an ownership in the Rainbow Bar & Grill and the Roxy Theatre until his death. During the 1960s and 1970s the Whisky was one of the most important rock clubs in Los Angeles, hosting acts such as The Byrds, the Doors, the Kinks, the Who, and Buffalo Springfield. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Whisky was known as a stepping stone for bands such as Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue. Both the Whisky a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre remain staples of the Sunset Boulevard club scene.
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