THE SOFT PARADE A Tribute To THE DOORS Annual Jim Morrison Birthday Show
About This Event
The Soft Parade, a tribute group named for the Doors' 1969 album, hosts the annual Jim Morrison birthday show at Drom. The evening focuses on the Doors' catalog and on Morrison's role as the band's primary lyricist and volatile frontman, whose poetic lines, distinctive voice and clashes with authority helped shape the group's blues-rooted, trance-like approach to rock.
About the Artists
The Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Doors, released on July 18, 1969 by Elektra Records. Most of the album was recorded following a grueling tour during which the band was left with little time to compose new material.
The Doors
The Doors are a Los Angeles rock group that emerged in the mid-1960s, built around Jim Morrison’s vocals and lyrics with Ray Manzarek on keyboards, Robby Krieger on guitar, and John Densmore on drums. Their music paired blues-rooted structures with extended, trance-like forms, while Morrison’s volatile presence and frequent clashes with authorities became part of the public record.
Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his charismatic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most influential and controversial frontmen in rock history.