Rodney Bingenheimer
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Rodney Bingenheimer (born December 15, 1946) is an American radio disc jockey who is best known as the host of Rodney on the ROQ, a radio program that ran on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ-FM from 1976 to 2017.[2] In the early 1970s, he also managed a Los Angeles nightclub called Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco.[3]
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Rodney Bingenheimer | |
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Born | (1946-12-15) December 15, 1946 (age 77)[1] |
Occupation | Radio DJ |
Career | |
Station | Sirius XM |
Style | Disc jockey |
Country | United States |
Bingenheimer helped numerous bands become successful in the American market.[4] He developed a reputation for being the first American DJ to identify new artists[5] and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie,[6] the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Van Halen,[7] Guns N' Roses, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, The Hollywood Squares, Hole, Symbol Six, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana,[6] Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, The Pandoras, The Simpletones, Germs and many others.[8]
In 2003, Bingenheimer was the subject of the documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger,[2] and the film documented Bingenheimer's status as a person with numerous high-profile friends.[5] In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.[8] In 2017, Bingenheimer joined SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage.[9]