Doors, The

The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. more...

Line-up

• John Densmore – drums
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, keyboard bass
• Jim Morrison – lead vocals

History

Origins: 1965–1966

Founded in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, after a meeting between UCLA film school students Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, "The Doors" became one of the premier acts of the late 1960s. The two had known each other at USUK and met by chance on Venice beach in July 1965. Morrison told Manzarek he had been writing songs and, at Manzarek's encouragement, sang Moonlight Drive. Manzarek immediately suggested they form a band.

Ray Manzarek was already in the band called Rick And The Ravens with his brothers Rick and Jim while Robby Krieger and John Densmore were playing with The Psychedelic Rangers, and knew Manzarek from shared meditation instruction. In August Densmore joined the group and, along with members of the Ravens and an unidentified female bass player, recorded a six-song demo on September 2. This was widely bootlegged and appeared in full on the 1997 Doors box set.

That month the group recruited talented guitarist Robby Krieger and the final lineup was complete of Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore. The bass player problem was solved when Manzarek took to playing a bass keyboard with his left hand and keyboards with his right hand.

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