  The Doors formed in LA with Jim
Morrison on vocals, Robby Krieger on guitar,
Ray Manzarek on keyboards, and John Densmore
on drums. Morrison met Manzarek in 1964 and
formed the Doors the following year after
recruiting Densmore.
During the year, Morrison,
Manzarek, and Densmore recorded demos of
Morrison's songs "Break On
Through," "Summer's Almost
Gone," "End Of The Night," and
"Moonlight Drive." Krieger joined
the group by the end of the year.
The Doors were singed by Elektra
Records.
 The Doors released their debut
LP The
Doors with the
classics "Break On Through,"
"Light My Fire," and "The
End."
The Doors topped the Billboard
Hot 100 singles chart with "Light My
Fire."
The Doors appeared on The Ed
Sullivan Show and were asked to delete
the line 'girl we couldn't get much higher'
when singing "Light My Fire" - they
agreed, but Morrison sang the lyrics any way.
The
Doors was
certified gold.
 The Doors
released Strange
Days with the
tracks "People Are Strange" and
"Love Me Two Times."
Morrison was arrested after a
Connecticut concert for verbally maligning
the police and resisting arrest.
 The Doors
released Waiting
For The Sun with the hit "Hello, I
Love You."
The Doors topped the Billboard
Hot 100 singles chart with "Hello, I
Love You."
The Doors topped the Billboard
LP charts for 4 weeks with Waiting
For The Sun.
Morrison was arrested in Florida
and charged with lewd and lascivious
behaviors in public after a performance that
included Morrison exposing himself,
simulating sexual acts, and being drunk and
profane in public.
 The Doors
released The
Soft Parade with the hit "Touch
Me."
Morrison was arrested for
interfering with a flight attendant while on
route to Arizona - charges were later
dropped.
 The Doors
released Morrison
Hotel.
Morrison got married.
Morrison is charged with public
drunkenness in LA after being found
unconscious on a woman's doorstep.
 The Doors
released Absolutely
Live.
The charges Morrison faced from
his arrest in March, 1969, resulted in a
guilty sentence and 8 months hard labor and
28 months probation. Morrison began an appeal
of the verdict and did not serve any prison
time for the verdict.
The Doors performed in New
Orleans in what would be their last
performance together with Morrison.
 The Doors released the
compilation set 13.
The Doors released L.A.
Woman with the classics "Riders
On The Storm" and "Love Her
Madly."
 Morrison died of heart failure
while in a bath tub in Paris at the age of
27.
The remaining 3 members of the
Doors released Other
Voices.
The compilation
double LP Weird Scenes Inside The Gold
Mine was released.
 The remaining Doors released Full
Circle.
The remaining Doors members
decided to break up the band.
The Best Of The Doors was released.
 An
American Prayer - Jim Morrison was released.
The
Doors Greatest Hits was
released.
 Alive,
She Cried was released.
The
Best Of The Doors was
released.
Live
At The Hollywood Bowl was released.
The
Doors was
certified 2x platinum.
 Renewed interest in the Doors
came in the form of an Oliver Stone directed
film with Val Kilmer portraying Jim Morrison,
and its subsequent soundtrack - The
Doors.
In
Concert was released.
The Doors were
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.
 The
Doors Box Set was released.
Ranked # 20 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 15 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes # 7: "Light My
Fire."
 Essential
Rarities was released.
VH1: 100
Greatest Albums included The Doors at # 60.
The
Doors was
certified 3x platinum.
 VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists included Jim Morrison
at # 7.
Legacy:
The Absolute Best was released.
The box set The
Complete Studio Recordings was released.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included The Doors (1967) at # 42,
L.A. Woman (1971) at # 362,
and Strange Days (1967) at # 407.
Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included the Doors at # 41.
Live
In Detroit (Cobo Hall, 05/08/1970), Live
At The Aquarious Theatre: The First
Performance, and Live
At The Aquarious Theatre: The Second
Performance were released.
The
Doors was
certified 4x platinum.
 The 6 CD / 6 DVD box set Perception was released.
The
Doors was
certified 5x platinum.
The Doors were recognized at the
Grammy Awards with the Lifetime
Achievement Award.
The
Best Of The Doors was
certified 5x platinum.
 Live
In Boston was released.
Live
In Pittsburgh 1970 was released. The set
was recorded at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on
May 2, 1970.
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The Doors
Released: January, 1967
US:5x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Break On
Through" - "Soul Kitchen"
- "The Crystal Ship" -
"Twentieth Century Fox" -
"Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" -
"Light My Fire" - "Back
Door Man" - "I Looked At
You" - "End Of The Night"
- "Take It As It Comes" -
"The End" |
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Strange Days
Released: October, 1967
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Tracks: "Strange
Days" - "You're Lost Little
Girl" - "Love Me Two
Times" - "Unhappy Girl" -
"Horse Latitudes" -
"Moonlight Drive" -
"People Are Strange" - "My
Eyes Have Seen You" - "I Can't
See Your Face In My Mind" -
"When The Music's Over" |
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Waiting For The Sun
Released: July, 1968
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 4 weeks)
Tracks: "Hello, I
Love You" - "Love Street"
- "Not To Touch The Earth" -
"Summer's Almost Gone" -
"Wintertime Love" - "The
Unknown Soldier" - "Spanish
Caravan" - "My Wild Love"
- "We Could Be So Good
Together" - "Yes, The River
Knows" - "Five To One" |
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The Soft Parade
Released: July, 1969
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "Tell All
The People" - "Touch Me" -
"Shaman's Blues" - "Do
It" - "Easy Ride" -
"Wild Child" - "Runnin'
Blue" - "Wishful Sinful" -
"The Soft Parade" |
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Absolutely Live
Released: September, 1970
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Live Tracks: "Who Do You
Love" - "Alabama Song" -
"Back Door Man" - "Love
Hides" - "Five To One" -
"Build Me A Woman" - "When
The Music's Over" - "Close To
You" - "Universal Man" -
"Petition The Lord With Prayer"
- "Dead Cats, Dead Rats" -
"Break On Through" -
"Lions In The Street" -
"Wake Up" - "A Little
Game" - "The Hill
Dwellers" - "Not To Touch The
Earth" - "Names Of The
Kingdom" - "The Palace Of
Exile" - "Soul Kitchen" |
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Morrison Hotel
Released: February, 1970
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Roadhouse
Blues" - "Waiting For The
Sun" - "You Make Me Real"
- "Peace Frog" - "Blue
Sunday" - "Ship Of Fools"
- "Land Ho!" - "The
Spy" - "Queen Of The
Highway" - "Indian Summer"
- "Maggie M'Gill" |
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13
Released: February, 1971
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 25
Tracks: "Light My
Fire" - "People Are
Strange" - "Back Door Man"
- "Moonlight Drive" - "The
Crystal Ship" - "Roadhouse
Blues" - "Touch Me" -
"Love Me Two Times" -
"You're Lost Little Girl" -
"Hello, I Love You" -
"Land Ho!" - "Wild
Child" - "The Unknown
Soldier" |
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L.A. Woman
Released: April, 1971
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Tracks: "The
Changeling" - "Love Her
Madly" - "Been Down So
Long" - "Car Hiss By My
Window" - "L.A. Woman" -
"L'America" - "Hyacinth
House" - "Crawling King
Snake" - "The Wasp" -
"Riders On The Storm" |
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Other Voices
Released: October, 1971
Billboard
peak:
# 31
Tracks: "In The Eye
Of The Sun" - "Variety Is The
Spice Of Life" - "Ships With
Sails" - "Tightrope Ride"
- "Down On The Farm" -
"I'm Horny, I'm Stoned" -
"Wandering Musician" -
"Hang On To Your Life" |
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Weird Scenes Inside The
Gold Mine
Released: January, 1972
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 55
Tracks: "Break On
Through" - "Strange Days"
- "Shaman's Blues" - "Love
Street" - "Peace Frog / Blue
Sunday" - "The WASP (Texas
Radio And The Big Beat)" - "End
Of The Night" - "Love Her
Madly" - "Spanish Caravan"
- "Ship Of Feels" - "The
Spy" - "The End" -
"Take It As It Comes" -
"Runnin' Blue" - "L.A.
Woman" - "Five To One" -
"Who Scared You?" - "(You
Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" -
"Riders On The Storm" -
"Maggie McGill" - "Horse
Latitudes" - "When The Music's
Over" |
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Full Circle
Released: July, 1972
Billboard
peak:
# 68
Tracks: "Get Up And
Dance" - "4 Billion Souls"
- "Verdilac" - "Hardwood
Floor" - "Good Rockin'" -
"The Mosquito" - "The
Piano Bird" - "It Slipped My
Mind" - "The Peking King And
The New York Queen" |
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The Best Of The Doors
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