When Poco made their live debut at the Troubadour club on Santa Monica Boulevard in October 1968, they were dubbed the happiest group in Hollywood. Their winning combination of pickin’ and grinnin’ country music with super-hot rock licks made them the virtual house hootenanny band at Doug Weston’s legendary West Hollywood venue, where the elite gathered to check out the latest new West Coast happenings – and pick up a waitress or two for a night of passion in the nearby Tropicana Motel.
Which colour door do you want tonight? The Tropicana had one in every colour, most of which were regularly banged shut by ladies’ men like Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper, Gene Clark and David Crosby as they flung their ironed Wrangler jeans across the floor.
