Taking over from his father, Mikael Maglieri became the steward of the Sunset Strip's Whisky a Go Go and Rainbow Bar, staples of L.A.'s rock 'n' roll nightlife.
Mikael Maglieri, who carried forward his family’s legacy on the Sunset Strip as the second-generation owner of the Whisky a Go Go nightclub and Rainbow Bar and Grill, died on Sunday in the Hollywood Hills of an apparent heart attack. He was 73. His death was confirmed by his son, Mikael 'Mikey' Maglieri Jr.
The scene that emerged from those three venues captured the imagination of music fans around the world, who learned of wild parties and epic performances in the pages of Rolling Stone, Creem and People magazines. Before artist manager Wendy Dio met her husband, the late metal singer Ronnie James Dio, she was a waitress at the Rainbow in the 1970s, as celebrated rock stars of the moment came to eat, drink and hang out. “When I worked there, Zeppelin were in there.
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