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During the age of beatniks and poetry slams, impresario Doug Weston (born c. 1926-d. 02/14/1999 in Los Angeles) founded a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard in 1957; the tall (6-foot 6-inch) and eccentric Weston relocated to a new location at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard in 1961 and began operating as a nightclub. Set slightly way from the trendier and raucous Sunset Strip on Sunset Boulevard, the Troubadour, on Santa Monica Boulevard, rapidly became a influential cultural hotspot. During the 1960s and 1970s, especially, the club served as a make-or-break venue for musicians and comedians seeking attention from record labels, film studios or television networks. A striking variety of acts played the Troubadour, many making their debuts (American, Los Angeles or career) there, including the Byrds (1965), Buffalo Springfield (1966), Joni Mitchell (1968), Gordon Lightfoot (1968), James Taylor (1969), Cheech and Chong (1970), Elton John (1970), Tom Waits (1971), Billy Joel (1972) and Pearl Jam (1991). It had a resurgence in the 1980s, when most of the primary Los Angeles glam and heavy bands--Van Halen, Guns N Roses, Warrant, and others--played here. It has continued to showcase top-notch talent since Weston's death in 1999.

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