The Woman Who Put The Whisky a Go Go on the Map

You've heard the names: The Doors, Otis Redding, Frank Zappa, The Byrds. But have you heard of Ronnie Haran, the five-foot-tall, camera-wielding fire-starter who helped bring them all into the spotlight?

Ronnie Haran didn't just witness the rise of rock and roll in Los Angeles—she made it happen.

Ronnie with Donovan, c. 1966

Long before Spotify algorithms and TikTok trends, Ronnie was the original tastemaker. She was the woman behind the velvet curtain at the legendary Whisky a Go Go, pulling strings and making magic happen. In a scene overrun by men in suits taking credit for "discovering" bands, Ronnie was the real deal: part talent scout, part publicist, part manager, full-on visionary.

Only in her early 20s, Ronnie was the first female manager of a rock group, beginning with the band Love, as well as The Doors, Van Morrison, Moby Grape, and Taj Mahal.

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