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A spasm of violence ripples throughout the decade, and it continues to be reflected in the doors music. Morrison believes violence is an american tradition. Its citizens are addicted to it and enchanted by it. The devil was wiser depp the doors had passed on woodstock, so in 1970, while still waiting on their miami appeal, they fly to a small island off the coast of england. The concert at the isle of wight is intended to be a fusion of spirit and the worlds best rock musicians, but fans feel th...

[ rock music plays on radio ] this is jim ladd of klos. We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special bulletin. Rock music fans all over the world are in mourning today. Jim morrison, lead singer of the doors, was found dead in his paris apartment this morning. French authorities attribute the cause of death to a heart attack. Morrison was 27 years old. Goodbye, jim. Well miss you. [ engine races ] jim morrison was buried today in Pere Lachaise cemetery in paris. The coffin was sealed, and ...

His work drew praise from the Doors and the Beatles, if not the general public.

Judy Collins also dishes on her Muppets connection and recent orchestra-backed concert for TV.

By 1961, Joan Baez, the dark-haired waif who had captured the spotlight at the first Newport Folk Festival just two years earlier, was folk music's virginal superstar, leading the coffeehouse culture of a new American generation. And an unknown, unwashed, Woody Guthrie—worshiping kid from the Minnesota suburbs named Bob Dylan had just arrived in Greenwich Village. In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Positively 4th Street, DAVID HAJDU recalls the prickly beginnings of the Baez...

Channeling a multitude of influences, Getter has delivered a spunky record that transcends genre and easy categorization

From the Velvets to the underground: the songwriter frames her dour vision with two albums that remain obstinately avant-garde

Wayne Kramer, guitarist of the Detroit proto-punk pioneers the MC5, has died. He was 75.

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