The Doors

John Densmore and Robby Krieger were best friends when they were in the Doors, but then they started suing each other and their relationship turned sour. After more than a decade of animosity, they're reconnecting and may play a tribute to their former bandmate Ray Manzarek, who died of cancer in May.

Did you know... The Doors were the FIRST band to advertise a new album on a billboard Jim Morrison used the same microphone to record "Strange Days" as Frank Sinatra used to record a bunch of his albums Jim Morrison’s leather pants had no fly. For more Doors "Fun Facts", Go to Buzzfeed.com

Pink Floyd beat the Doors to become the fourth band to be inducted into the 100% fan-voted Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.

Founding member of the Doors, Ray Manzarek, died yesterday in Germany after a long battle with cancer.

Ray Manzarek, founding member and keyboardist for the Doors, died today (May 20) at age 74 after a long battle with bile duct cancer.

The feud between drummer John Densmore and his remaining bandmates from the Doors – keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger - has played out in the press for the past decade. Now in his new book, ‘The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison’s Legacy Goes on Trial,’ Densmore offers up his very personal account of the lawsuits and the often very public battle he’s endured.

Doors drummer John Densmore has been making the publicity rounds for his new tell-all memoir, 'The Doors: Unhinged -- Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial.'

This week's [Top 5 Tuesday] list focuses on the keyboard and piano players of the classic rock world. Leave your own list in the comments!

John Densmore won a court battle to keep the other surviving members of the Doors from using the band's name on new projects. Now, he's hoping to win back their friendship with a new book.

To be a great frontman, you don't necessarily have to have the best voice, or the greatest musical ability. The "frontman" is the image of the band, the guy the spotlight focuses on, the guy with the sex appeal, the guy who can command a crowd. Here's this week's [Top 5 Tuesday] list.

That's a few years away, however. In the meantime, a happy birthday to Ray, who was born on February 12, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Doors guitarist and songwriter was born January 8, 1947, in L.A.