Whisky a Go Go

The Whisky a Go Go is a rock club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County.

On January 11, 1964, opened in the metropolitan area of ​​the city of Los Angeles with the Whisky a Go Go, the first rock club. Founder was Elmer Valentine (1923-2008), a former cop from Chicago. The creation at the 8901 Sunset Boulevard club was in the 1960s one of the most important meeting of musicians and managers.

Initially, was situated in this building a bank. First musician to perform at the Whisky a Go Go was, Johnny Rivers, who happened previously started his career in Gazzarris Club. Over the years, there are many significant live LPs were taken. This included the first recorded here from April to July 1964 LP Johnny Rivers At The Whisky à Go-Go, reinforced with the studio musician Joe Osborn.

Among other things, there were legendary bands like The Doors, Alice Cooper, The Mothers of Invention or System of a Down their first appearances.

The restaurant's name is derived from the French "à gogo " (such as: " in abundance " ) from. The addition was mid and widespread end of the 1960s in the distorted spelling in American pop culture. The Whisky a Go Go has this trend not created, but contributed, along with other influences to its popularity. For this Club also does the term " Go-Go Dancer", as the club owner paid for young women to dance on a pedestal refreshing to metal bars.