Video: 'The Doors End of the Night "40th Anniversary Edition"'
(Wednesday, September 14, 1966, 2:00-5:00 p.m. PDT) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) recorded “End of the Night” for their debut album today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors record ‘End of the Night’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1966)
Video: 'The Doors Soul Kitchen "40th Anniversary Edition"'
(Tuesday, September 13, 1966, 2:00-5:00 p.m. PDT) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) recorded “Soul Kitchen” for their debut album today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors record ‘Soul Kitchen’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1966)
Video: 'The Doors Break On Through (To the Other Side) "40th Anniversary Edition"'
(Monday, September 12, 1966, 2:00-5:00 p.m. PDT) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) today recorded their first single “Break On Through (To the Other Side)” at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors record ‘Break On Through (To the Other Side)’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1966)
Video: 'The Doors - Moonlight Drive [Version 1] (2006 Remastered)'
(Monday, August 29, 1966) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) began recording their first album for Elektra Records today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, recording four takes of “Moonlight Drive” and two takes of “Indian Summer,” both of which would be re-recorded and released on future albums. Continue reading The Doors begin recording first album in Los Angeles 50 years ago today (Aug 29 1966)
Video: 'The Doors Aura Studio Demos (1965) [Early recordings of the Doors]'
(Thursday, September 2, 1965) — Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore joined Ray’s brothers Rick and Jim and a female bassist believed to be Patty Sullivan at World-Pacific Studios in Los Angeles, California, 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 50 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, July 3, 1971, 1 a.m., Paris; 7 p.m. in New York on July 2) — With 4 hours to live, singer Jim Morrison, front man for the rock group The Doors, takes heroin with his girlfriend Pamela Courson in their apartment and watch home movies.
(Friday, July 2, 1971, 6 p.m., Paris) — With 11 hours to live, singer Jim Morrison, front man for the rock group The Doors, goes out again with old friend Alan Ronay for one last drink and then meets up with girlfriend Pamela Courson to see the 1947 Robert Mitchum film “Pursued.”
(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.
(Friday, July 2, 1971, 11 a.m., Paris) — With 18 hours to live, singer Jim Morrison, front man for the rock group The Doors, hangs out with old friend Alan Ronay.
