Some of The Monkees‘ songs were inspired by other artists. For example, The Doos’ Jim Morrison and another 1960s star inspired a track from a No. 1 Monkees album. Notably, one of The Monkees’ ...

Through his work with The Doors, Jim Morrison became a classic rock legend. The Monkees’ regular songwriters had strong reaction to The Door’s songs. Subsequently, they drew influence from Morrison to ...

It's been a milestone year for the Doors, one of the most unique and groundbreaking rock bands of all time: 2025 marks the ...

It’s been 50 years since Robby Krieger lost his pal Jim Morrison – and now he’s ready to set the record straight. The Doors’ guitarist has a new memoir titled "Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, ...

Few rock ‘n’ roll legends have had as enduring an impact on multiple generations as Jim Morrison, whose death 50 years ago next month at 27 made him an even bigger cultural icon than when he was alive ...

When the Doors first met Jim Morrison, not everyone was convinced he had the potential to be a rock ‘n’ roll frontman…that is, until they heard the lyrics to what would become one of the most classic ...

This story originally aired on Sept. 1, 2021. Fifty years ago, on July 3, 1971, Jim Morrison — lead singer of the rock group The Doors — died in Paris. It was the first year of NPR and Mike Walters, ...

Few rock ‘n’ roll legends have had as enduring an impact on multiple generations as Jim Morrison, whose death 50 years ago next month at 27 made him an even bigger cultural icon than when he was alive ...