There is something mythological about the day Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek crossed paths. The two men from very different worlds met in Venice Beach in 1965, and within a few short years would create one the most enigmatic bands of the twentieth century. Their partnership produced music both sensual and cerebral, violent and beautiful, restrained, but also completely out of control.

the album Desire would be released. The second and last attempt to salvage his marriage to Sara Lownds.

The historical ‘Country Rock Summit meeting’ as the photo has been coined in Sid Griffin’s 1985 book Gram Parsons: A Music Biography has long been the subject of a debate on whether the photo is authentic.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen erupts in a manic blaze of colour and sound, with the screen barely able to contain the colours and sounds bursting from every shot. Musicians spill from every corner, and voices intertwine into a harmonious tapestry of song, reminiscent of the Rolling Stones’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus.

Easy Rider would shatter Hollywood with one decision, the film wouldn’t use independent orchestral scores but the music of close friends. The first various-artist soundtrack featuring The Byrds, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, and others