Video: 'The Doors - Primeras Demos (1965)' (6 tracks)
(Thursday, September 2, 1965) — Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore joined Ray’s brothers Rick and Jim and Patty Sullivan today at World-Pacific Studios at 8715 W. 3rd St. in Los Angeles, to record a six-song demo for The Doors, the band’s first known recording. Continue reading The Doors record six-song demo in Los Angeles 60 years ago today (Sep 2 1965)
Video: 'Ray Manzarek in Venice' (July 8, 1965, at 5:02)
(Thursday, July 8, 1965, at approximately 1:00 p.m. PDT) — Jim Morrison ran into former UCLA classmate Ray Manzarek today in Venice Beach, California, and after hearing some of Morrison’s songs, Manzarek agreed to form The Doors with him.
(Saturday, January 7, 1983) — “Gloria” by The Doors, recorded during a rehearsal at Los Angeles Aquarius Theater on July 22, 1969, and released two months ago on the live album Alive, She Cried, peaked at #71 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Gloria’ by The Doors peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 7 1984)
Video: 'Jim Morrison - Singer & Songwriter for Rock Group The Doors | Mini Bio | BIO'
(Wednesday, December 8, 1943) — Singer-songwriter and poet James Douglas “Jim” Morrison, best remembered as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Los Angeles rock band The Doors, was born today in Melbourne, Florida, where his parents were stationed at the Naval Air Station Melbourne during World War II. Continue reading Rock music icon Jim Morrison born in Melbourne, Florida 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1943)
(Saturday, December 3, 1983) — “Gloria” by The Doors, recorded during a rehearsal at Los Angeles Aquarius Theater on July 22, 1969, and released two months ago on the live album Alive, She Cried, debuted at #86 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Gloria’ by The Doors debuts at #86 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1983)
Video: 'The Doors - Live @The Hollywood Bowl '72' (Audio of the band's final public performance as the original incarnation of The Doors, recorded Sept. 10, 1972)
(Thursday, August 30, 1973) — The surviving members of The Doors decided to call it quits today, after two years and two albums without their late singer Jim Morrison. Continue reading The Doors officially disband two years after Jim Morrison’s death 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1973)
(Saturday, October 21, 1972) — “The Mosquito” by The Doors, the group’s second and final chart single recorded after the July 3, 1971, death of lead singer Jim Morrison, peaked at #85 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Mosquito’ by The Doors peaks at #85 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1972)
(Saturday, Setember 30, 1972) — “The Mosquito” by The Doors, the group’s second and final chart single recorded after the July 3, 1971, death of lead singer Jim Morrison, debuted at #87 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘The Mosquito’ by The Doors debuts at #87 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1972)
Video: 'The Doors - Live @ The Hollywood Bowl 1972'
(Sunday, September 10, 1972, following the 7:30 p.m. EDT scheduled start time for opening act Tim Buckley but before headliner Frank Zappa) — 26 months and one week after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at the Hollywood Bowl in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California Continue reading The Doors perform final concert at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 10 1972)
Video: 'The Doors - The Dick Cavett Show (1972)'
(Tuesday, August 22, 1972) — Two years and 50 days after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed today at the Elysee Theater at 202 West 58th Street in New York City for the Friday, Aug. 25, 1972, edition of the ABC-TV late-night talk show ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Continue reading The Doors perform on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ in New York City 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1972)
