Facts about The Doors

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   L.A. Woman, released in 1971 months before Morrison's death, became The Doors' only number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart during its initial run.

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   Ray Manzarek's Vox Continental keyboard, played on every Doors studio album and tour from 1965 to 1973, became iconic for its distinctive organ sound that defined their musical identity.

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   Morrison Hotel, The Doors' 1970 album, reached number four on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single Roadhouse Blues with its iconic slide guitar riff by Robby Krieger.

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   The Doors' 1967 debut album spent 121 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, making it one of the longest-charting rock albums of that era.

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   During their 1968 Miami concert, Jim Morrison's alleged indecent exposure arrest sparked obscenity charges that were later dismissed but damaged The Doors' reputation significantly.

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   Robby Krieger wrote Light My Fire, which became The Doors' only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.

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   In 1971, Jim Morrison died in Paris at age 27, the same age as Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin when they died.

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