The Band

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The Band
John Densmore
Rob Krieger
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
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Bio

• formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film
  students Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek.
• Ray had an RB band and was searching for a
  vocalist and drummer. He was immediately
  impressed with Morrison after hearing him.
• They then recruited drummer John Densmore and
  recorded six Morrison songs shortly after.
• Robbie Krieger replaced the former guitarist, and
  the bass was handled by both Krieger and
  Manzarek, who would play it on his organ.
• Also at this time the band was renamed "The
  Doors" after the book The Doors Of Perception by
  Aldous Huxley .
• The Doors' first residency was at the London Fog
  on the Sunset Strip, then later at the
  Whisky-A-Go-Go.
• early on Morrison was a controversial front man
  as the band was fired from the latter
  establishment in 1966 after performing a oedipal
  composition called "The End". However, this
  brought attention to the band and Morrison which
  led them to being signed with Elektra
• In '67 their first album, The Doors was released.
  A tremendous debut album, one of the best
  first-time outings in rock history.
• The album demonstrated the band's fusion of rock,
  blues, classical, jazz, and poetry.

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Bio Cont

• Morrison would become know as 'the Lizard King'
  for his outlandish performances and radical
  lifestyle. He was very much an anti-authoritarian
  and that combined with his notorious alcohol and
  narcotics consumption created problems.
• He was arrested in 1969, in Hartford, Connecticut
  for assaulting a police officer back stage and
  then on stage at Miami's Dinner Key auditorium,
  after being accused of indecent exposure, public
  intoxication and profane, lewd and lascivious
  conduct.
• In 1970 the band released Morrison Hotel which
  had material as strong as their first album. That
  was followed with the April, 1971 release of  LA
  Woman, which was just as powerful an album and
  had a little more of a blues-oriented feel to it.
  
• During this time the tension between Morrison and
  the rest of the band rose due to Morrison's drug
  and alcohol problems, which were getting worse.
• After the sessions for LA Woman, Morrison headed
  to Paris, France to live. Although he loved the
  limelight he got as a pop star, he also hated the
  fact that that was what he was know as. He wanted
  to be looked upon as a poet and hoped to start a
  literary career there. Tragically on July 3, 1971
  he was found dead  in his bathtub by his common
  law wife Pam. Officially he died of a heart
  attract.
• The surviving band members decided not to replace
  Jim and go on as a trio with Manzarek on vocals.
  They released two more albums,  but without
  Morrison's writing and singing it wasn't the
  same. They disbanded in 1973.
• In 1978,  Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore reunited
  to recorded new music for a series of poetry
  recitations which Morrison had taped during the
  LA Woman sessions. The resulting album was, An
  American Prayer.
• Reunited for 2004 summer tour with former Cult
  singer Ian Astbury.

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Discography
July 1968
January 1967
October 1967
July 1969
February 1970
April 1971
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