Barry Fey is known as “The Rockfather,” a Denver, Colorado area rock promoter since 1967 when he took over the Family Dog. The club boasted groups such as The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and groups all the way through U2.
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Backstage past - Barry Fey
Barry Fey is known as “The Rockfather,” a Denver, Colorado area rock promoter since 1967 when he took over the Family Dog. The club boasted groups such as The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and groups all the way through U2.
Mulligan's stew - Terry David Mulligan with Glen Schaefer
I may be reaching on this one, BUT if you’re looking for a book that has a reference to Jim Morrison in it, you might want to check out the autobiography of veteran Canadian broadcaster Terry Mulligan. This book caught my eye because he touts that in his career when The Doors were in Vancouver in 1967 Mulligan went shopping with Jim Morrison who was looking for early Hemingway books (not an unexpected item) and also Beatle boots! From the biographies of 60’s era DJ’s coming out it seems their jobs went beyond the interview and past the microphone. Mulligan also relates stories of interviewing Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
