Squabbling between surviving members of the 1960s rock band The Doors is serious enough that a lawsuit over an insurance policy covering "advertising injury" should proceed,...
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Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors say authorities prevented them from holding an outdoor concert in 1969, at the beginning of what many call a 20-year de facto ban...
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The official story goes like this: On the last night of Jim Morrison's life, the rocker went to a movie in Paris, listened to records, fell ill and died of heart failure in...
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This is the end of Jim Morrison as you may have heard it: the Doors frontman expired in a bathtub in his Paris apartment on July 3, 1971, supposedly of heart failure. He was...
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At the top of a winding staircase, a larger-than-life photograph of Jim Morrison, shirtless, seductive and forever young, looms as the song "Back Door Man" pulses through...
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Gov. Charlie Crist is being asked to pardon the late Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, 38 years after he was convicted of exposing himself during a Miami...
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Forty years ago, the Doors' Jim Morrison seduced Hollywood with his wild moves and wilder poetry. On Wednesday, the rock band cemented its legendary status with a star on...
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Joan Baez, Ornette Coleman, the Doors and the Grateful Dead were recognized with lifetime achievement awards at the Grammys on Sunday.
"I could possibly, at the end of my...
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The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year.
Other honorees include Maria...
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The quintessential jam band. Opera's most renowned diva. An L.A. quartet whose flame still burns bright 25 years after the death of their frontman. The first lady of folk...
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Former Doors drummer John Densmore has filed for divorce from his wife of 16 years.
Densmore, 62, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for ending his marriage to...
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The Associated Press reviews several notable boxed set releases:
The Doors, "Perception" (Rhino)
Here's the dilemma with box sets: With all the bonus cuts, videos, and...
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Doors last played the Sunset Strip's Whisky a Go Go on Aug. 21, 1966, and lead singer Jim Morrison's rebellious, shamanistic shouts...
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The Doors, Mick Jagger and David Bowie have made a list of the 50 worst artists in music history, as determined by Blender magazine--which caters to a wanna-be hip and cool...
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Jim Morrison will have some familiar visitors on what would have been his 60th birthday. On December 8, fellow Doors Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will visit Morrison's...
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Stewart Copeland and the Doors 21st Century have "amicably" settled the lawsuit Copeland filed against the group, according to an announcement from the group's publicist on...
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John Densmore's bid to keep his former Doors bandmates off the road this year has suffered a setback. A judge has denied the drummer's request for a temporary restraining...
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The parents of late Doors frontman Jim Morrison and his widow Pamela Courson are suing the newly reformed edition of the Doors. George and Clara Morrison, along with...
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The Doors hope to hit the road this spring and summer. Coming off the success of their recent performances at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles and at the Palms in...
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One of the most definitive Los Angeles bands of all time, the reconfigured Doors (officially renamed the "Doors Of The 21st Century"), returned to their hometown on Friday,...
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Doors founding drummer John Densmore said his past hearing problems are not the reason he's against the band's current reunion and new tour with additional...
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Original Doors drummer John Densmore filed an injunction on Tuesday (February 4) to stop the use of the band's name by the current incarnation of the group.
The legal...
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Stewart Copeland, the former Police drummer and recent addition to the new Doors lineup, has broken his arm, forcing the Doors to reschedule their debut...
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Out Tuesday (October 8) from instrumentalist George Winston is Night Divides The Day - The Music Of The Doors. The 13-song collection features Winston, best known for his...
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The Doors are once again playing live and talking about recording new music, but not all the surviving members are taking part. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek told LAUNCH that...
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The Doors played their first public show last Friday (September 6) with the Police's Stewart Copeland on drums and the Cult's Ian Astbury on lead vocals, but is this lineup...
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Like everyone else, Ray Manzarek is aware that Wednesday (September 11) is the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. When LAUNCH...
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The Doors come alive again Friday (September 6). Founding members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger will be joined by Police drummer Stewart Copeland, Cult singer Ian Astbury,...
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The reunited Doors plan to record new material for a future album release, featuring vocal and lyric contributions from the lead singers of Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, and...
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The reunited Doors, Stone Temple Pilots, Nickelback, and Journey are confirmed to play the dates on the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour.
The motorcycle...
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Following the passing of John Entwistle of the Who, who died Thursday (June 27) in Las Vegas from an apparent heart attack, Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek shared a special...
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Surviving members of the Doors will regroup to perform a concert in September. Some of the biggest names in modern rock, including Nickelback and Stone Temple Pilots, will...
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The late Jim Morrison will be paid tribute by two old friends today (July 3) in Paris, France. Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and band manager Danny Sugerman will be on hand...
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One of the highlights from last year's tribute album Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors was the pairing of late Doors frontman Jim Morrison and John Lee Hooker, who...
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Following last fall's release of the tribute album Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors and an episode of Storytellers, there was talk that the three surviving members...
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If you think that Creed frontman Scott Stapp sounds more than a little bit like the late Jim Morrison, you're right. Doors guitarist Robby Krieger told LAUNCH that Stapp...
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With the recent release of Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors, one of the greatest acts in rock history has finally been paid proper tribute. The Doors are just...
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French officials are telling everyone to relax--"The Lizard King" isn't going anywhere. Despite concerns that the late Doors frontman Jim Morrison's body was going to be...
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The Doors--with Jim Morrison there in spirit--reunited for the first time in seven years to tape an episode of VH1's Storytellers series Tuesday night (September 26) on a...
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Stone Temple Pilots have scored all the perks of being one of the world's hottest bands, including meeting some of the musicians who inspired them. That's what happened...
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One-half of the Doors reunited Monday (June 19) at the famed Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Guitarist Robby Krieger and his band were the...
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The return of
Doors member
Ray Manzarek to the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California on April 5 is shaping up to an event not to be missed. Joining Manzarek at...
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Ralph Sall, producer of the Doors tribute album, Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors tells LAUNCH that the line-up for the February 2000 album is strong enough to...
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Details are emerging about a Doors tribute album, tentatively titled The Doors: A Tribute, which is slated for release in early 2000.
The latest group to sign on is...
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Before his death nearly 30 years ago, Doors vocalist Jim Morrison wrote, "Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?"
And if the movie didn't do...
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The Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will honor the 30th anniversary of the Doors by issuing a set of stamps featuring the band. Six stamps, each...
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On October 8th, the three surviving members of '60s icons the Doors--Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore--will host a press conference at the Whisky A Go Go, the...
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