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"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album.
"The Mosquito" is a song by American rock band the Doors from their 1972 album Full Circle. In the same year it was released as a single. Billboard called it an "unusual off beat disc" with a "clever Latin beat". [1] Record World called it an "infectious ditty with calypso feel." [2] The vocal is by Robby Krieger. [3] Charts
Composed as a series of poems, the piece includes both spoken verse and sung lyrics, musical sections, interpretive dance, audience reaction (triggering by performing the piece after telling the audience that they were going to perform "Light My Fire" instead), and passages of allegorical storytelling, though the Doors often performed abridged ...
The Doors were honored for the 50th anniversary of their self-titled album release, January 4, 2017, with the city of Los Angeles proclaiming that date "The Day of the Doors". [185] At a ceremony in Venice, Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin introduced surviving members Densmore and Krieger, presenting them with a framed proclamation and ...
The album's title is a reference to blues musician Willie Dixon's song "Back Door Man", [1] which has the lyrics: "I'm a back door man. The men don't know, but the little girls understand." [5] Recording was done at MCA-Whitney Studios in Glendale, [6] where Mike Chapman—credited as "Commander" Chapman—produced the album.
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and ...
"When the Music's Over" is an epic song [3] [4] by the American rock band the Doors, which appears on their second album Strange Days, released in 1967. It is among the band's longer pieces, lasting 11 minutes.
The Doors is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records. It was recorded in August and September 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders , in Hollywood, California, under the production of Paul A. Rothchild .