''Mayor of the Sunset Strip'' is a 2003 documentary film on the life of

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directed by George Hickenlooper, and produced by Chris Carter.

Background

In 2011, Craig Hlavaty of the ''

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'' named ''Mayor of the Sunset Strip'' at number eight on the paper's list of "The 31 Best Music Documentaries of All Time". The film won the Best Documentary Feature at the 2004

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* * {{George Hickenlooper 2003 films 2003 documentary films Documentary films about the music industry American documentary films Films directed by George Hickenlooper Films scored by Anthony Marinelli 2000s English-language films 2000s American films