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Episode #2: Welcome to the Jungle (Part 1), Ft. Laurie Jacobson
FromTHE FIRST 50 GIGS: Guns N‘ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction
Episode #2: Welcome to the Jungle (Part 1), Ft. Laurie Jacobson
FromTHE FIRST 50 GIGS: Guns N‘ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
“Do you know where you are? You’re in the Jungle baby!” In Episode 2 of the First 50 Gigs, we’re taking you back…all the way back to the origin of the Sunset Strip and answer Axl’s eternal question with Hollywood historian Laurie Jacobson, author of Dishing Hollywood: The Real Scope on Tinseltown’s Most Notorious ScandalsIn this episode you’ll:• Relive the scandalous history that gave rise to the Sunset Strip and how it became a throughway for Hollywood elite to commute from Beverly Hills to Hollywood.• See the rise of legendary nightclubs on the Strip that showcased the biggest stars of the 20s, 30s, 40’s and 50’s.• Witness the eventual decline of the Sunset Strip when a new “strip” took its place, Las Vegas, and learn how a new generation of clubs rose from the ashes of Hollywood to birth a new movement in music with the electrification of rock n’ roll. Links:Preview this episode on YouTubeSubscribe to our Patreon Site to see the video version of this episode and access the deep archive of historical photographs we used to illustrate this story: https://www.patreon.com/first50gigs_gnrDishing Hollywood: The Real Scope on Tinseltown’s Most Notorious Scandals: https://www.amazon.com/Dishing-Hollywood-Tinseltowns-Notorious-Scandals/dp/1581823703
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (11)
Episode 0: Series Introduction: Welcome to the series introduction of The First 50 Gigs: Guns N‘ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction where you‘ll get a front-row seat to experience the play-by-play living history of one of the most iconic bands to launch out of Los Angeles in the mid-1980s. by THE FIRST 50 GIGS: Guns N‘ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction