Category Archives: The Doors

The Doors perform at Hollywood Palladium 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1971)


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(Friday, November 26, 1971, following the 8:00 p.m. PST scheduled start time for opening acts Dr. John, The Night Tripper and Curved Air) — More than four months 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 Palladium in Hollywood, California. Continue reading The Doors perform at Hollywood Palladium 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1971) →

The Doors perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1971)


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(Tuesday, November 23, 1971, following the 7:30 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening act The Wackers) — More than four months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboard player Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Continue reading The Doors perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1971) →

‘Other Voices’ studio album by The Doors debuts at #194 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1971)


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(Saturday, November 6, 1971) — Other Voices, the seventh studio album by The Doors, the first posthumous album released by the American rock band following the death of the lead singer Jim Morrison on July 3, 1971, with keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger sharing lead vocals, debuted at #194 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘Other Voices’ studio album by The Doors debuts at #194 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1971) →

‘Other Voices’ studio album by The Doors released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1971)


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(Monday, October 18, 1971) — Other Voices, the seventh studio album by The Doors, the first posthumous album released by the American rock band following the death of the lead singer Jim Morrison on July 3, 1971, with keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger sharing lead vocals, was released today. Continue reading ‘Other Voices’ studio album by The Doors released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1971) →

‘Riders On The Storm’ by The Doors peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971)


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(Saturday, September 4, 1971) — “Riders on the Storm” by American rock band the Doors peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week, exactly nine weeks after the death of lead singer Jim Morrison in Paris.
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Rock icon Jim Morrison buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 7 1971)


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(Wednesday, July 7, 1971, 8:30 a.m. Central European Time) — Singer, poet Jim Morrison, frontman for the rock music group The Doors, was buried today at Père Lachaise Cemetery, in the 6th Division, 2nd Row, Grave No.5, on the east side of Paris, France. Continue reading Rock icon Jim Morrison buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 7 1971) →

‘Riders On The Storm’ by The Doors debuts at #74 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1971)


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(Saturday, July 3, 1971) — “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors (with Jim Morrison, who died today in Paris, on lead vocals) debuted at #74 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies of ‘heart failure’ in Paris 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1971)


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(Saturday, July 3, 1971, 5:00 a.m. Central European Time) — James Douglas “Jim” Morrison, an American singer, musician, songwriter and poet, who was the lead vocalist of the rock band The Doors and regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock history, died unexpectedly this morning in Paris. He was 27. Continue reading Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies of ‘heart failure’ in Paris 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1971) →

‘L.A. Woman’ studio album by The Doors peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThis Day #OTD (Jun 5 1971)


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(Saturday, June 5, 1971) — L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, peaked today at #9 on Billboard‘s Top LP’s chart for one week. Continue reading ‘L.A. Woman’ studio album by The Doors peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThis Day #OTD (Jun 5 1971) →

John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrive in New York in search of Ono’s daughter 50 years ago #OnThis Day #OTD (Jun 1 1971)

(Tuesday, June 1, 1971) — Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrived today John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City, on a BOAC flight from London on a search for Ono’s 7-year-old daughter by her ex-husband, British movie producer Anthony Cox.
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