Timeline The Doors: Light My Fire

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• 1965 The Doors begin on Venice Beach Morrison meets Manzarek Jim Morrison sings his poems to Ray Manzarek on the beach — they form a band.
• 1966 The Doors become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go Sunset Strip Fired after a shocking performance of The End.
• 1966 The Doors sign with Elektra Records Jac Holzman Elektra signs them after seeing them at the Whisky.
• 1967 The Doors release their debut album Break On Through With Light My Fire and The End.
• 1967 The Doors' Light My Fire reaches number one Summer of Love Number one for three weeks.
• 1967 The Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show Banned Morrison sings the forbidden word higher anyway — they are never invited back.
• 1967 The Doors' Jim Morrison arrested on stage New Haven The first singer arrested on stage during a rock concert.
• 1968 The Doors top the charts with Hello, I Love You Waiting for the Sun Their second number one, from their only number one album.
• 1969 The Doors' Miami concert Dinner Key Auditorium Morrison is charged after a chaotic show — tours are cancelled nationwide.
• 1970 The Doors release Morrison Hotel Roadhouse Blues A return to blues rock.
• 1971 The Doors release L.A. Woman Riders on the Storm Their last album with Morrison.
• 1971 The Doors' Jim Morrison dies in Paris Aged 27 Found dead in his bathtub, buried at Pere Lachaise.
• 1973 The Doors break up After two albums without Morrison The surviving three end the band.
• 1979 The Doors' The End opens Apocalypse Now Film Francis Ford Coppola's film revives interest in the band.
• 1991 The Doors film by Oliver Stone Val Kilmer as Morrison A biopic starring Val Kilmer.
• 1993 The Doors inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Eddie Vedder sings Eddie Vedder stands in for Morrison.