From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Rodney Bingenheimer born December 15 1947 is a radio disc jockey on the longrunning Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market His contribution to the music business has been described as important He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play edgy new bands such as Blondie the Ramones the Sex Pistols Duran Duran The Cure Joan Jett No Doubt Blur Nirvana Sonic Youth The Bangles X Coldplay and many others He managed a key but nowdefunct LA nightclub called English Disco in the early seventiesHe was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupieturnedkingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry He was described as a famous groupie now respectable by Mick Jagger and he has numerous highprofile friends In 2007 he was honored with the 2330th star on Hollywood Boulevard Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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