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  • 1941 - Brian Holland, a producer and songwriter with t... 02/14/2012
  • 1939 - The Doors organist Ray Manzarek is born in Chic... 02/11/2012
  • AWARD: Famous Artists Who Haven't Won Grammys 02/08/2012
  • 1969 - Don't be cruel. But he can do some silly things... 02/04/2012
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    • The Doors - LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 20: Musicians Ray Manzarek (L) and Robby Krieger of The Doors pose at the screening of 'The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin': The Making of L.A. Woman' at the Egyptian Theater on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • The Doors - LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 20: (L-R) DJ Jim Ladd, musicians Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors, producer Bruce Botnick and manager Jeff Jampol pose at the screening of 'The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin': The Making of L.A. Woman' at the Egyptian Theater on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • The Doors - LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 20: Electra Records founder Jac Holzman speaks at the screening of 'The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin': The Making of L.A. Woman' at the Egyptian Theater on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • The Doors - A person pays homage, on July 3, 2011, in front of US singer Jim Morrison's tomb at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, 40 years after Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in his Paris apartment, a visit to his grave on that day finding the cult of the lizard king as alive as ever. Two of Morrison's bandmates from the Doors, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger, will mark the anniversary with a sell-out concert at the Bataclan club, while a tribute band from Britain, The Doors Alive, will perform at the Cigale.
    • The Doors - A group of people gather to pay homage, on July 3, 2011, next to US singer Jim Morrison's tomb at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, 40 years after Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in his Paris apartment, a visit to his grave on that day finding the cult of the lizard king as alive as ever. Two of Morrison's bandmates from the Doors, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger, will mark the anniversary with a sell-out concert at the Bataclan club, while a tribute band from Britain, The Doors Alive, will perform at the Cigale.
    • The Doors - People stand at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris 03 July 2001 to pay respect to 'The Doors' singer US Jim Morrison who died 03 July 1971 in the French capital aged 27. Des personnes se recueillent, le 03 juillet 2001 au cimetière du Père Lachaise à Paris, près de la tombe du chanteur américain Jim Morrison, à l'occasion du 30e anniversaire de sa mort. Le chanteur du groupe The Doors est décédé le 03 juillet 1971 à l'âge de 27 ans dans la capitale française où il s'était installé.
    • The Doors - The former drummer of the band The Doors John Densmore introduces a group of friends and musician in Hollywood 08 November 2006, during an event celebrating 40 years of 'The Doors' legacy. The event took place in Sunset Boulevard's Book Soup where The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison introduced his first pieces of poetry that later became lyrics for the band's songs.
    • The Doors - A fan lays flowers on the tomb of rock musician Jim Morrison 08 December 1993 at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, on the anniversary of the singer's 50th birthday. Morrison, who was the lead singer for the rock group The Doors, died 03 July 1971.
    • The Doors - The former drummer of The Doors John Densmore (L) performs as the former lead singer of 'Jane's Addiction' Perry Farrell reads poetry in Hollywood 08 November 2006, during an event celebrating 40 years of 'The Doors' legacy. The event took place in Sunset Boulevard's Book Soup where The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison introduced his first pieces of poetry that later became lyrics for the band's songs.
    • The Doors - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: (L-R) Inductee Jac Holzman and musician John Densmore of The Doors poses in the press room at the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Waldorf=Astoria on March 14, 2011 in New York City.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: The entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, is seen on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: A ticket window is seen near an entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: Stairs lead to a door at the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: A ticket window is seen near an entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: An entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, is seen on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: Stairs lead to a door at the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: A lock and key secure an entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: The entrance to the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, is seen on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - MIAMI - NOVEMBER 09: A door is seen at the former Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove, which is now the Coconut Grove Convention Center, where on March 1, 1969 rocker Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself on stage during a show, on November 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering a posthumous pardon for the legendary lead singer of The Doors before Crist's term ends in two months. The convention center is now being used as a television production facility.
    • The Doors - The drummer of former US band The Doors, John Densmore, poses upon his arrival for a screening of US director Tom DiCillo's movie 'When you're strange,' on June 1st, 2010 in Paris.
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    THERE'S a bit of lore that Jim Morrison liked to tell: when he was four years old, his family drove past an overturned truck on a highway in New Mexico, where a number of Pueblo Indians lay on the road, dying. The scene upset the young Morrison considerably, and he would later tell friends that when the family drove away, the soul of a dying Indian passed into his body. That story is often used ...more
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