My Rock Moment: Skip Taylor - Music Producer & Manager of Canned Heat
Skip is the manager of Canned Heat, and has been since he discovered the band playing at a UCLA frat party in the mid-60s. He’ll share adventures of the band at Woodstock and Monterey Pop, he’ll talk about how he helped the Doors a record deal, how he started the rock division and William Morris Agency and his adventures in opening Kaleidoscope, the hot nightclub in Hollywood that became a shortlived dream thanks to some greedy LA gangsters. This interview is packed with great stories from guy who was in the middle of some of the greatest rock moments of the time so let’s get into it!
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Show Notes
Skip Taylor's life and times are part of rock legend. He cut his teeth in the LA music scene in the 60s working with the who's who of rock at the time. However, Skip is best known as Canned Heat's manager and has been managing the band since the mid-60s, shortly after discovering them playing at a UCLA frat party. Also playing at that fateful frat party were The Doors, and he shares how he got both bands a record deal. Skip was in the center of it all at Woodstock and Monterey Pop, and recounts his adventures in opening Kaleidoscope, the hot nightclub in Hollywood that became a short-lived dream thanks to some greedy LA gangsters.
This interview is packed with great stories from a guy who was in the middle of some of the greatest rock moments of the time, so let’s get into it!
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