The Live Music Scene
Geffen clearly wanted to be a successful businessman, but he also wanted to be their friend. For years, he was their champion and caretaker. Only much later – after ample amounts of therapy – did he learn to get over his need to be a people pleaser and understand that it was to his own detriment.
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Meanwhile, on Sunset Strip, the live music scene was in dire need of a revival. Big bands were now too big to play small clubs like The Whisky. The Strip itself was no longer the bustling mecca it was in 1965-66. But over on Santa Monica Boulevard, it was a different story. The Troubadour was now the go-to clubhouse for L.A.’s folk-rock scene.