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Jim Morrison: 15 hours to live

July 2, 20111970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doorsadmin

(Friday, July 2, 1971, 2 p.m., Paris) — With 15 hours to live, singer Jim Morrison, front man for the rock group The Doors, suffers hiccup attacks while hanging out and having lunch with old friend Alan Ronay.

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