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40-601: Hollywood United was founded in the late-1980s by a group of British expatriates who frequented the Cat & Fiddle, an English-style pub on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood, California . The original team was made up of several U.S.-based British celebrities from the world of music, film and television, including Paul Cook and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols , Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury of The Cult , and Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard . Word eventually spread throughout

80-651: A performance of "Still of the Night" in Sheffield, England. Campbell has stated, that he doesn't consider Whitesnake an important part of his career: "We were all great individually, but that lineup with those musicians never really gelled. It was fun at the time, and I was flattered to have been invited to be a part of the band, but it doesn't mean an awful lot to me from a musical point of view." After leaving Whitesnake, Campbell would go on to play on Lou Gramm 's second solo album, Long Hard Look . Though Gramm toured in support of

120-533: A proper thoroughfare to it. In late 1912, several properties along the route were condemned so that the boulevard could be changed in both its width and its alignment. With these changes completed, Sunset Boulevard now reached North Main Street and continued as Marchessault along the northern end of the Plaza. This section, variously marked and signed as Marchessault Street or East Sunset Boulevard, remained open to traffic until

160-501: A team composed mostly of celebrities and former professional football players. On 10 June 2013, Campbell announced that he has Hodgkin's lymphoma . Though he announced in November 2013 that he was in partial remission, in June 2014 he took that back saying the statement was premature. He had stem-cell therapy in late 2014, and by October 2015 he announced that while the cancer is still there he

200-738: Is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California , United States, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles . It is a major thoroughfare in the cities of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood (including a portion known as the Sunset Strip ), as well as several districts in Los Angeles . Approximately 23.6 miles (38 km) in length,

240-555: Is commemorated in Billy Wilder 's film Sunset Boulevard (1950), the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name , and the 1950s television series 77 Sunset Strip . Jan and Dean 's 1960s hit song " Dead Man's Curve " refers to a section of the road near Bel Air estates just north of UCLA 's Drake Stadium where Jan Berry almost died in an automobile accident in 1966. The Buffalo Springfield song " For What It's Worth "

280-758: Is the team that was formed out of the remnants of the O-30 Olympic League side that brought HUFC a considerable amount of notoriety. Tabo's Army is an over-30s side that competes in the Los Angeles Metro League at Griffith Park . Dad's Army consists of most of the original Hollywood United team, and competes in the City of Los Angeles Metro Soccer League Senior Division. Over the years, the team has featured players such as Vinnie Jones , Steve Jones , Billy Duffy , Vivian Campbell and Paul Cook , and currently includes film director and producer Danny Cannon on

320-510: Is today Hollywood and Vine . In 1890, Belgian diplomat Victor Ponet bought 240 acres (97 ha) of the former Rancho La Brea land grant. His son-in-law, Francis S. Montgomery , inherited this property and created Sunset Plaza . According to a 1901 article in the Los Angeles Herald , Sunset only extended from Hollywood in the west to Marion Avenue in the Echo Park district in

360-665: The boulevard roughly traces the arc of mountains that form part of the northern boundary of the Los Angeles Basin , following the path of a 1780s cattle trail from the Pueblo de Los Angeles to the ocean. From Downtown Los Angeles, the boulevard heads northwest, to Hollywood , through which it travels due west for several miles before it bends southwest towards the ocean. It passes through or near Echo Park , Silver Lake , Los Feliz , Hollywood, West Hollywood , Beverly Hills , and Holmby Hills . In Bel-Air , Sunset Boulevard runs along

400-571: The State of California creating Will Rogers State Historic Park . c.  1931 , Sunset was a paved road from Horn Avenue to Havenhurst Avenue. The Sunset Strip portion of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood has been famous for its active nightlife since at least the 1950s. In contrast to other American cities where it referred to a concentration of radio retailers, in Los Angeles, Radio Row

440-412: The aforementioned album despite not playing on any of the songs. Campbell, however, did re-record the guitar solo for the single release of " Give Me All Your Love ". During the supporting tour for the band's self-titled album, Campbell's wife was barred from traveling with the group, due to strife between her and Coverdale's wife Tawny Kitaen ; this caused friction between Campbell and Coverdale. After

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480-477: The album, Campbell would not join him. Now a free agent in the business, Campbell joined the group Riverdogs after being tapped to produce their first demo. As an official member of the band, he would contribute to their eponymous debut album in 1990. Campbell once again teamed up with Lou Gramm in 1991 to join Gramm's new band Shadow King . After a single eponymous album, one music video, and one live show, Campbell left

520-432: The band during the recording process, was putting together a new line-up with the help of Geffen Records ' A&R executive John Kalodner . Along with Campbell, they recruited guitarist Adrian Vandenberg , bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge . The first time the bandmembers all met each other was at the music video shoot for " Still of the Night ". This new line-up would appear in all promotional materials for

560-490: The band parted company in 1986 and he joined Whitesnake. He was replaced by Goldy. Campbell's post-Dio relationship, including how Campbell considered his Dio years relative to his identity as a musician, has at times seemed positive, at times negative. For example, in 2003 Campbell said "[Playing in Dio] never mattered to me – and still doesn't… He's an incredible talent, but he's an awful businessman and way more importantly, one of

600-481: The east. The Board of Public Works proposed to extend Sunset east to Main Street in the Plaza by routing the road over the existing section of Bellevue Avenue, but the plan was delayed until approximately 1904, due to active opposition by affected land owners. According to the 1910 Baist Real Estate Survey Atlas, Sunset Boulevard reached the Plaza by that time, but it did so by two short and narrow segments which were not aligned with each other and thus did not provide

640-474: The entertainment world about the club and its players and, before long, not only other well-known stars, but also former national team soccer players from around the world asked to play. Initially, Hollywood United basically had one team that competed in different Sunday leagues around Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles Metro League and the Glendale League. It was loosely organized and comprised roughly of

680-495: The follow-up to Holy Diver, The Last in Line , which charted at No. 23 in the US. " The Last in Line ", "We Rock" and "Mystery" all became radio hits. A concert video from this tour called A Special From The Spectrum was released. The follow-up Sacred Heart was also a success, and managed to peak at No. 29 in the U.S. It featured the hits "Rock N Roll Children" and "Hungry For Heaven",

720-477: The group to join Def Leppard. Shadow King soon disbanded following Campbell's departure as Gramm and bassist Bruce Turgon would return to Gramm's former band Foreigner . In April 1992, Campbell joined the rock band Def Leppard , after the release of their Adrenalize album. He replaced Steve Clark , who died on 8 January 1991. According to fellow guitarist Phil Collen , Campbell was able to lock right into

760-592: The guitarist of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Campbell has also worked with Thin Lizzy , Whitesnake , Sweet Savage , Trinity, Riverdogs and Shadow King . Campbell began playing guitar at the age of 12 with a Telecaster Thinline and Carlsbro Stingray amp. When he was 15, Campbell joined Teaser, which went on to become Sweet Savage , a NWOBHM band. In 1981 they released an EP consisting of four BBC Radio sessions and their first single, "Take No Prisoners". The band's song "Killing Time"

800-486: The historic section of Downtown. The portion of Sunset Boulevard east of Figueroa Street was renamed Cesar Chavez Avenue in 1994, along with Macy Street and Brooklyn Avenue, in honor of the late Mexican-American union leader and civil rights activist . In 1877, Harvey Henderson Wilcox , one of the earlier real estate owners from "back East", decided to subdivide more than 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land (mostly orchards and vineyards) along Sunset Boulevard, including what

840-491: The late 1960s or early 1970s. At that time, Sunset was realigned one block north and Marchessault was closed to motor traffic. In 1921 a westward expansion of Sunset began, extending the road from the then-current terminus at Sullivan Canyon toward the coast. This land, a portion of the original 1838 holdings of Francisco Marquez, stretched across a mesa and became known as the "Riviera section". Will Rogers , who had bought much of this land as an investment, later donated it to

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880-513: The majority of prostitutes on the Boulevard. Part of Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood is also sometimes called "Guitar Row" due to the large number of guitar stores and music industry-related businesses, including the recording studios Sunset Sound Studios and United Western Recorders . The portion of Sunset Boulevard that passes through Beverly Hills was once named Beverly Boulevard. The boulevard

920-655: The northern boundary of UCLA 's Westwood campus. The boulevard continues through Brentwood to Pacific Palisades , where it terminates at the Pacific Coast Highway intersection. The boulevard has curvaceous winding stretches, and can be treacherous for unalert drivers in some sections. Sunset Boulevard is at least four lanes wide along its entire route. Sunset is frequently congested with traffic loads beyond its design capacity. Sunset Boulevard historically extended farther east than it does now, starting at Alameda Street near Union Station and beside Olvera Street in

960-627: The position very naturally by simply being himself. Campbell made his debut with the band by playing a show in a Dublin club to approximately 600 people. A week later, 20 April 1992, the band took the stage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert , with their new guitarist. They performed, "Animal", "Let's Get Rocked", and the Queen classic, " Now I'm Here ", with Brian May . Despite treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma , Campbell continued to tour with Def Leppard during summer 2013, and he and

1000-437: The rest of the band returned to the stage in summer 2014 as co-headliners with Kiss . In 2005 Campbell released a solo album produced by Tor Hyams called Two Sides of If , which features cover versions of his favourite blues tunes and one original blues song. Terry Bozzio plays drums on the album. ZZ Top 's Billy Gibbons guests on two songs, and Joan Osborne on one other song. In mid-2010/early 2011, when Def Leppard

1040-497: The roster. The Hollywood United 7-a-side teams compete in the Santa Monica Adult Soccer League. The men's team features players from all teams, and has recently included Anthony LaPaglia , Jason Statham , Steve Jones , Frank Leboeuf , Olivier Biaggi & Jason Harris. HUFC no longer fields a 7's team. Some of Hollywood United's recent charity events include: Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard

1080-937: The same 20 players in all games. By the mid-2000s, there were two Hollywood United teams: an over-30s squad that competed in the Los Angeles Premier League from 2003 to 2005, and then in the now-defunct Olympic Soccer League from 2005–2006, and a Sunday League team that of older players that did not want to compete with the younger players. The over-30s team started to be the focus of international notoriety when people such as actors Anthony LaPaglia , Dermot Mulroney , Jason Statham , Brandon Routh , Ralf Little , Donal Logue , Gilles Marini and Jimmy Jean-Louis , singers Robbie Williams and Ziggy Marley , film director Danny Cannon , Los Angeles Galaxy veteran Paul Bravo , and former international soccer players Vinnie Jones , Eric Wynalda , John Harkes , Alexi Lalas , Richard Gough and Frank Leboeuf , began playing regularly for

1120-519: The second of which was also included on the soundtrack to the film Vision Quest . Also around this time the band recorded the song "Hide in the Rainbow" for the Iron Eagle soundtrack, the last song Campbell would record with Dio. A live EP Intermission was also released. Craig Goldy played on the disc's only studio song "Time to Burn" and over-dubbed the rhythm parts on the live tracks. Campbell and

1160-695: The second round. The Hollywood United Hitmen were formed in early 2009 and compete in the USL Premier Development League , having acquired the franchise rights from the San Fernando Valley Quakes . They play in the "Stadium by the Sea" at Palisades Charter High School in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades . Hollywood United LAPL over-30 team plays its home games at Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, California . This

1200-499: The songs to the album Holy Diver already written. The album was a success and included Dio's biggest hit, " Rainbow in the Dark ". A concert video, called In Concert , from this tour was released. The band also played at The 4th Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England in August 1983 and Monsters of Rock, Nuremberg, Germany in 1984. Dio returned to the studio to write and record

1240-628: The team. Hollywood United qualified for the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by going 3-0-0 in a group with National Premier Soccer League 's Santa Cruz County Breakers , San Diego United and Phoenix Banat Arsenal . They then advanced to the first round to take on the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division . Hollywood stunned the Timbers by beating them 3-2 thanks to penalties from Matt Taylor , but were defeated 6-0 by Seattle Sounders in

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1280-691: The tour ended, the latter informed the rest of the band that the next Whitesnake album would be written by him and Adrian Vandenberg alone. Vandenberg, for his part, didn't want Campbell in the band. Instead he sought to be Whitesnake's sole guitarist. Campbell later remarked: "I knew deep inside that this wasn't a band I would last in for too long." Eventually Campbell was informed by Whitesnake's tour manager that he'd been fired. He officially exited Whitesnake in December 1988, with David Coverdale citing musical differences. Campbell's relationship with Coverdale remained strained for many years after his departure, due to

1320-852: The vilest people in the industry." Campbell later stated that he regretted making the statement., and Ronnie James Dio stated in an article in Hit Parader that he wished Campbell "the best." Further, in 2012 Campbell reunited with original Dio members bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer Vinnie Appice, along with vocalist Andrew Freeman , to form the band Last in Line , and Campbell subsequently made statements that suggest he had come to view his time in Dio more positively than he previously had indicated. In 1987, Campbell joined English hard rock group Whitesnake , who had recently recorded their album Whitesnake that would go on to achieve multi-platinum status. Lead vocalist David Coverdale , who had fired all other members of

1360-430: The wall featured on the cover of the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith 's 2000 album Figure 8 . Since Smith's death in 2003, the wall has become a memorial for the artist; fans have left many personal messages there over the years. Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish musician. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as the guitarist of Dio . He has also been

1400-478: The way Coverdale handled his firing. It wasn't until 2008 when Def Leppard and Whitesnake toured together, that Campbell and Coverdale were able to sort out their past differences. Campbell remarked: "David was very apologetic, and pointed out that he was in this bad relationship, living in an ivory tower, having people do things instead of doing those things by himself. — All this belongs in the past. We are all good now." In 2015, Campbell joined Whitesnake on stage for

1440-482: Was later covered by Metallica as a B-side for their " The Unforgiven " single, and was included on Metallica's Garage Inc. covers album. Campbell left Sweet Savage in early 1983 to join Dio after guitarist Jake E. Lee was offered Randy Rhoads 's spot as Ozzy Osbourne 's lead guitarist in December 1982. When Campbell joined Dio , Ronnie James Dio , Vinny Appice , and former Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain had most of

1480-455: Was on hiatus, Campbell agreed to join Thin Lizzy , long his favorite band. After the tour, which he said inspired him to play more aggressively, he asked Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice—both members of the original band Dio—to get together for a Dio tribute project that ultimately became the band Last In Line. With singer Andrew Freeman, they recorded the album Heavy Crown . Bain died before the album

1520-661: Was released, and Campbell praised his creativity and his presence, adding that Bain deserved co-writing credits on more of the early Dio songs. Last in Line continued on, recruiting Phil Soussan to take over playing bass. The band released two more albums, II in 2019 and Jericho in 2023. Campbell currently lives in New Hampshire and has two daughters with ex-wife Julie Campbell. After getting divorced, Campbell married his longtime girlfriend Caitlin Phaneuf on 4 July 2014. He also plays football regularly with Hollywood United F.C. ,

1560-451: Was understood in the 1940s–1950s as the area around the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood , where the broadcasting facilities of all four major radio networks were located. In the 1970s, the area between Gardner Street and Western Avenue was a center for street prostitution . Shortly after a much publicized incident in late June 1995, police raids drove out

1600-400: Was written about a riot at Pandora's Box , a Sunset Strip club, in 1966. Metro Local lines 2, 4 and 602 operate on Sunset Boulevard, with Line 2 running through most of Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park and UCLA, Line 4 between Sunset Junction and Downtown LA, and Line 602 from UCLA west. The Metro B Line operates a subway station at Vermont Avenue . At 4334 W. Sunset Boulevard lies

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