CarMELita Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 Jim Morrison - Bio taken from wikipedia.org (you'll also find the discography there) James "Jim" Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter, writer and poet. Born in Melbourne, Florida, he was the lead singer and lyricist of the popular American rock band The Doors, and is considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen in the history of rock music. He was also an author of several poetry books, a documentary, short film and two early music videos ("The Unknown Soldier" and "People are Strange"). Morrison's death at the age of 27 in Paris, France stunned his fans; the circumstances of his death and secret burial have been the subject of endless rumors and play a significant part in the mystique that continues to surround him. Early years Of Scottish and Irish ancestry,Jim Morrison was the son of Admiral George Stephen Morrison and Clara Clark Morrison, who met in Hawaii in 1941 where Steve Morrison, then an ensign, was stationed. Jim Morrison was born eleven months later in Melbourne, Florida. Six months later, Clara Morrison moved to Clearwater, Florida along with her infant son to live with her in-laws (Paul and Caroline Morrison) while her husband returned to the Pacific front for the duration of World War II. (Later he would achieve the rank of Admiral and command the local fleet from his flagship, USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) during the Tonkin Gulf incident.) She stayed in Florida with her new son; her husband would not return to see his family until the summer of 1946. The Morrisons then had a daughter, Anne Robin (born in 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) and a son, Andrew "Andy" Lee (born 1948 in Los Altos, California). According to Morrison, one of the most important events of his life occurred in 1949 during a family trip in New Mexico. He described the event as follows: The first time I discovered death ... me and my mother and father, and my grandmother and grandfather, were driving through the desert at dawn. A truckload of Indians had either hit another car or something Quote
PAL Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 The Doors Celebrate 40th Anniversary 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 burned memories into the audience. The group, whose sound helped define the 1960s, was fired by the famous club that night -- Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. They never played the Whisky again ... until now. On Wednesday night, November 8th, the rock band's remaining three members -- all gray-haired and in their 60s -- hosted a cacophony of events on the Strip to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary, including a thunderous performance at the Whisky by Manzarek, Krieger and guest musicians. The repertoire included such Doors anthems as ''L.A. Woman'' and ''Light My Fire.'' Quote
Compassionate_Conservative Posted November 11, 2006 Posted November 11, 2006 I Don't like him... not cool Quote
CarMELita Posted November 13, 2006 Author Posted November 13, 2006 I Don't like him...not cool WHAT!?!?!?!!! Quote
DelPieroBallackFan Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 I Don't like him...not cool Huh?Jim Morrison,along with others,invented cool......Thanks for the pics ,I feel some icons coming on. Quote
CarMELita Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 Jim & the Doors source: livejournal, vintagephoto Quote
CarMELita Posted August 3, 2009 Author Posted August 3, 2009 source: forum.hq4u.org credit: kozer Quote
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