The Doors Biography

Records a six-song demo at World Pacific Studios.

Develops its live sound during a London Fog residency.

Begins a residency at the Whisky a Go Go.

Signs with Elektra Records after Los Angeles club exposure.

Releases Break On Through as a debut single.

Releases the debut album The Doors.

Releases Light My Fire as a major single.

Releases People Are Strange as a single.

Performs Light My Fire on national television.

Releases the second album Strange Days.

Releases Love Me Two Times from Strange Days.

Releases The Unknown Soldier during Vietnam War controversy.

Releases Hello I Love You as a chart-topping single.

Releases Waiting for the Sun.

Performs a filmed concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

Records live performances at the Aquarius Theatre.

Releases The Soft Parade.

Releases Touch Me with orchestral arrangement.

Releases Morrison Hotel.

Releases Roadhouse Blues as a single.

Releases the live album Absolutely Live.

Releases Love Her Madly as a single.

Releases L.A. Woman.

Releases Riders on the Storm.

Releases Other Voices without Morrison.

Releases Get Up and Dance as a single.

Releases Full Circle without Morrison.

The Doors cease activity as a recording group.

Releases music around Morrison poetry recordings.

Releases the live album Alive She Cried.

Is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Releases a box set collecting rarities and live material.

Releases Essential Rarities to wider audiences.

Receives a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Releases archival recordings from the London Fog.

Issues archival footage from the Isle of Wight performance.