In 1947, when he was three to four years old, Morrison allegedly witnessed a car accident in the desert, during which a truck overturned and some Native Americans were lying injured at the side of the road. Morrison had a younger sister, Anne Robin (born 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico), and a younger brother, Andrew Lee Morrison (born 1948 in Los Altos, California). naval forces during the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, which provided the pretext for the U.S. His ancestors were Scottish, Irish, and English. James Douglas Morrison was born in late 1943 in Melbourne, Florida, to Clara Virginia ( née Clarke 1919–2005) and Lt.(j.g.) George Stephen Morrison (1919–2008), a future rear admiral in the U.S. 1.3 1964–1965: College experience in Los Angelesīiography 1943–1961: Early years.In 1993, Morrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Doors. He was also ranked number 22 on Classic Rock magazine's "50 Greatest Singers in Rock". In another Rolling Stone list, entitled "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time", he was ranked 47th. In 2011, a Rolling Stone readers' pick placed Jim Morrison in fifth place of the magazine's "Best Lead Singers of All Time". Īlthough the Doors recorded two more albums after Morrison died, his death severely affected the band's fortunes, and they split up two years later. Since no autopsy was performed, the cause of Morrison's death remains disputed.
His premature death made him a member of the infamous 27 club. In 1971, Morrison died unexpectedly in Paris at the age of 27, amid conflicting witness reports. Morrison developed an alcohol dependency throughout the band's career, which at times affected his performances on stage. Manzarek said Morrison "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion". Morrison was well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Morrison recorded a total of six studio albums with the Doors, all of which sold well and received critical acclaim. The group spent two years in obscurity until shooting to prominence with their number-one single in the United States, " Light My Fire", taken from their self-titled debut album. Together with pianist Ray Manzarek, Morrison founded the Doors in 1965 in Venice, California.
Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture's top rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and erratic performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most influential frontmen in rock history. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.James Douglas Morrison (Decem– July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards.
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