An american rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California. The band got its name form the book by Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception. They were one of the most controversial bands of the 60's due to Jim Morrison's stage antics and his lyrics. One example is on the Ed Sullivan Show the Doors were there to perform. One of the songs they were there to perform was there hit "Light My Fire" and one of the lines is "Girl we couldn't get much higher". They asked him not to sing that because of the drug reference and how that would not be allowed to say that on TV. Jim got offended and didn't not want to compromise his work so he sang it anyway on live TV.

Members

July 1965-September 1965

Rick Manzarek- Guitar

Jim Manzarek- Harmonica, Organ

Ray Manzarek- Piano, Keyboard, Vocals

Jim Morrison- Lead Vocals

John Densmore- Drums

Patty Sullivan- Bass

1965-1971

Jim Morrison- Lead Vocals

Ray Manzarek- Keyboards

John Densmore- Drums

Robby Krieger- Guitar

History

Jim Morrison and Ray Manzareck met at UCLA film school. Morrison had told Manzareck that he had been writing songs and then Manzareck had invinted his brothers to join the band. Later they replaced his brothers with Robby Krieger.

Albums

• The Doors (1967)
• Strange Days (1967)
• Waiting for the Sun (1968)
• The Soft Parade (1969)
• Morrison Hotel (1970)
• L.A Woman (1971)
• Other Voices (1971)
• Full Circle (1972)
• An American Prayer (1978)

Death of Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison died on July 3, 1971. There was no autopsy performed. Morrison was buried in the Poets Corner Pere Lachaise Cemetery on July 7, 1971.