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1965Birth Place :
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Singles "Light My Fire" (1967)
The Doors Releasing Rare Live Audio CD
May 23, 2007 01:05:23
Little did people acknowledge The Doors' show in Boston more than 35 years ago, the legendary band is now making the audio available for sale. A three-CD set is going to be released with personal commentaries from the surviving members.
The rare footage is taken from the band's part-of-the-tour-show back on April 30, 1970 at Boston Arena. The tour was the last that the band did before vocalist Jim Morrison moved to France and died there in 1971. Some of the live tunes have been made available in their "Absolutely Live" album but personal memories were not included then.
The Doors Grabbed A Star in Hollywood Walk of Fame
March 01, 2007 04:03:35
Still selling more than one million copies every year worldwide after 40 years, rock band The Doors finally received its "Star" in Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording category last Wednesday Feb 28.
Represented by only two out of the present three members, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger accepted the 2,325th star which is located near the famous Kodak Theatre. Meanwhile, its third surviving members, the drummer John Densmore could not make it to the event due to an interview in a local radio. Bidding his regards through the late vocalist Jim Morrison's nephew he said, "It is a great honor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame … a street that Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger and I traipsed up and down, going into bars, asking if they'd hire a rock band."
Patti Smith Speaks Up on "Twelve"
February 07, 2007 03:02:17
Patti Smith is going to have her next album, "Twelve", released via Columbia Records on April 17th later this year.
The set, as said by Smith, will carry in it her renditions of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," Neil Young's "Helpless" and Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule the World."
Grammys to Honour 70s Rock Legends with Its Lifetime Achievement Awards
December 20, 2006 02:12:01
Numbers of influential rock bands, including Grateful Dead and The Doors, have been tapped to receive Lifetime Achievement awards at next year's Grammys.
"This year's group of accomplished honorees are as diverse as they are influential as creators of the most renowned and prominent recordings in the world," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "Their contributions exemplify the highest artistic and technical standards that have positively affected the music industry and music fans."
Some Rock Legends Sue Memorabilia Web Site for Illegally Selling Vintage Recordings and Memorabilia
December 19, 2006 02:12:49
Numbers of rock legends, including Carlos Santana, members of the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors, have all filed a lawsuit Monday Dec 18th, against William Sagan, operator of the San Francisco-based Web site Wolfgang's Vault, accusing him of illegally selling vintage recordings and memorabilia.
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, those musicians claimed that Sagan bought the archives of rock promoter Bill Graham after his death in 1991, which include thousands of concert posters, shirts, photographs and recordings, which the artists never authorized for Sagan to distribute.
Amy Grant to be Awarded Hollywood Star
July 12, 2006 01:07:48
Christian artist Amy Grant has been slated to receive Hollywood Star. And so, the singer will become the first ever artist from the Christian music community to receive a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
It is reported that Amy will receive the honor September 19th later this year, coincide with the release of the star's first live album in 25 year titled "Time Again ... Amy Grant Live" which is slated to hit the market on September 26th.
Hollywood Public Figures Being Honored Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
June 24, 2006 02:06:34
Diddy, rock disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer and Barbara Walters are all among the many Hollywood public figures slated to be honored a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As of this year recipients, they are all announced Friday June 23rd, 2006 by Walk of Fame committee chairman Johnny Grant.
The 23 recipients for 2007 also include the likes of Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jamie Foxx, John Goodman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Altman, Erik Estrada, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller, Dick Wolf, Mariah Carey, The Doors, Crystal Gayle and many more.
