The Doors, London Fog, West Hollywood

"The owner of The London Fog eventually said, 'Listen you guys, you've been here for four months now, and I'm afraid we're going to have to get a new house band.' We thought, my God, what are we gonna do now? As the fates would have it, Ronnie Haran, the booking agent for the Whiskey A-Go-Go, came down to hear us, immediately fell in love with Jim, loved the music and asked, 'How would you guys like to be the house band at the Whiskey?' We said, 'Incredible - it just so happens we're free. Our engagement here is ended,' and we went from making $5 a night to union scale, $135 a week each - we felt like we were in heaven! We played with Them, Love, The Seeds, The Turtles, The Byrds. We were the openers." (1972) – Ray Manzarek



May 5th, 1966: London Fog, West Hollywood