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Alexander Douglas Weston (December 13, 1926 – February 14, 1999) was an American nightclub owner, known as the owner of The Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles which in the 1960s and 1970s was particularly responsible for promoting many successful singer-songwriters in the early stages of their careers.
The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. Inspired by a visit to the newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in 1957 by Doug Weston as a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard , then moved to its ...
Among venues they played during the mid-1960s, were Los Angeles clubs Ledbetter's, Doug Weston's Troubadour, the Whisky a Go Go, and the Ash Grove, primarily as an opening act. Some of the groups with whom they shared a bill included the Doors, Bill Monroe, Buffalo Springfield, and Blue Cheer. After recording two albums without major success ...
The Men were first managed by Doug Weston, owner of the Troubador, before switching to actor Dean Fredericks, who remained on board when the Association was formed and helped get them the Valiant deal. In 1966 Fredericks turned the reins over to Pat Colecchio, who managed the group for the next eight years, then on and off during the two years ...
They played the amateur night at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and as a result club owner Doug Weston became their manager. [3] [4] In early 1968, a Billboard reviewer described them as "a class act ... combining expert harmonizing and strong vocal prowess", [5] and they attracted attention as a mixed race duo.
The group performed live in important Los Angeles rock clubs and cafés such as Doug Weston's Troubadour, Madame Wong's, Club 88, Hong Kong Café and others. In 1980 after a deal with Arista Records by the veteran A&R executive Bud Scoppa, [ 3 ] the band recorded a twelve-track album at Rumbo Studios, the songs mostly written by McFadden ...
He is the son of Lord Doug Hoyle, a former MP who was made a life peer in 1997. Hoyle has served on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Select Committee and the European Scrutiny Committee. He has ...
By the time Doug Weston gave him a job at The Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles, McGuinn had begun to include Beatles' songs in his act. He gave rock style treatments to traditional folk tunes and thereby caught the attention of another folkie Beatles fan, Gene Clark , who joined forces with McGuinn in July 1964.