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The Stories Behind the Songs of the Doors’ Last Hurrah, ‘L.A. Woman’
On the anniversary of the release of 'L.A. Woman,' we look at the multitude of influences on Jim Morrison's swan song.
When the Doors Went Back to Basics on ‘Morrison Hotel’
They'd gotten sloppy, self-absorbed and a little off course by the time they released their fourth album.
Revisiting Jim Morrison’s Disastrous Last Doors Show
The singer was already in a headlong downward spiral by the time he performed this final show.
How the Doors Stumbled Into ‘Strange Days’
"Strange days have found us," Jim Morrison sang on the title track, and it was undeniably true.
50 Years Ago: Jim Morrison Arrested for Controversial Miami Show
On Sept. 20, 1970, Jim Morrison was arrested in connection with an controversial incident in Miami.
Why the Doors Got Banned From ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
It was a clash of mainstream culture vs. the counterculture.
The Day the Doors Recorded Their First Demo, But Under a Different Name
When they originally wandered into Los Angeles' World Pacific Studios, this band was called something else entirely.
When Led Zeppelin Cleaned Up After Disastrous Doors Concert
Led Zeppelin were on the rise in the summer of 1969, while Doors frontman Jim Morrison was in the midst of a long and painful public downward spiral. On July 27, the two bands met going in opposite directions.
55 Years Ago: The Doors Stumble Through Experimental ‘Soft Parade’
Wildly uneven, the LP went platinum anyway – but likely only because of earlier successes.