Rodney Bingenheimer

Birth Name:

Rodney Bingenheimer

Birth Place:

Mountain View, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Stunts, Music department

Was a rock & roll groupie when he first came to Los Angeles, living with Sonny and Cher and consorting with the Byrds, Phil Spector and others
Quote: "I like happy music․ Punk is fast, it's very aggressive--it might be sad or about violence, but the tempo keeps you going, keeps you alert․ It kinda makes me happy․"
Quote: "I'm always looking into the future․ The next sound, the next guitar, the next voice․"
Helped such glam-rock and punk artists as David Bowie, the Runaways, Blondie, the Ramones and the Stooges forward their careers
Started his long-running KROQ-FM radio show "Rodney on the Roq" in 1976, which focused on discovering new or little-known artists
Wrote a nightlife column in "Go" magazine called "It's All Happening!"
Claimed that Cameron Crowe admitted to taking a lot of lines from him and using them in "Almost Famous․"
Framed a letter from Phil Spector reading "Always be good to rock & roll and it will always be good to you․"
Gathered a large collection of vintage vinyl, snapshots of himself with music legends, autographs and other memorabilia from his time promoting and socializing with musicians, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono's autographs
Sal Mineo gave him the sobriquet "Mayor of the Sunset Strip․"

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