Referat The Doors

The Doors

founded 1965

vocals:       Jim Morrison (bandleader)

keyboard:  Ray Manczarek

guitar:        Robby Krieger

drums:        John Densmore

albums:

1967 'The Doors'

'Strange Days'

1968 'Waitig For The Sun'

1969 'The Soft Parade'

1970 'Morrison Hotel'

1971 'L.A. Woman'

On the 3rd of july in 1971 (three months after the release of 'L.A. Woman') Jim Morrison dies. After his death The Doors still released a few albums. These albums were less successful than the ones before, because Jim Morrison was missing.

Eventualy The Doors split up in 1973, but in 1978 they released one more album. The album was called 'An American Prayer'. It was made from a tape on which Jim Morrison had recorded his own poems.