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The Doors, Part 1
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Welcome to Rock & Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and today's podcast will cover the first three years in the career of one of the great American rock bands: the Doors! So light your fire and have a listen to The Doors, Part 1!
In 1965 Ray Manzarek was playing keyboards in a Los Angeles band called Rick & the Ravens with his brothers Rick and Jim Manzarek. Ray Manzarek happened to meet Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in July 1965. They recognized each other from both attending the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. When Morrison told Manzarek he had been writing songs and sang him the opening words of "Moonlight Drive", Manzarek was impressed. Ray invited Jim Morrison to join the band.
At that same time John Densmore was drumming with the Psychedelic Rangers. Densmore knew Manzarek from meditation classes and joined the group in August 1965. By now the band called themselves the Doors, taking their name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception. In September 1965, after Manzarek's two brothers left, guitarist Robby Krieger joined. The Doors lineup was now complete: with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore.
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