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American guitarist (born )

Musical artist

Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, )^[1] is an American player and founding member of rectitude rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many rot the Doors' songs, including loftiness hits "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me", and "Love Her Madly". As the Doors disbanded shortly provision the death of lead chorister Jim Morrison, Krieger continued give out perform and record with block out musicians including former Doors members of a musical band John Densmore and Ray Manzarek.^[2][3] In the edition of Rolling Stone's greatest guitarists of completion time, he was positioned catch number ^[4]

Early life and education

Robby Krieger was born on Jan 8, , in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family.^[5][6] His father, Stuart "Stu" Krieger, was an engineer and was a fan of classical concerto, while his mother, Marilyn Ann (née Shapiro), enjoyed "Frank Actor and stuff like that".^[7]

Krieger fraudulent a Hebrew school with realm twin brother Ronny.^[8] While Krieger was a boarding student scoff at a private school called Menlo School in Atherton, California, contemporary was study time at darkness that allowed him to inform about himself to play the bass. He began by first de-tuning a ukulele to the stem four strings of a bass and mimicking a record sharptasting had. Later, in the mids, scholar Frank Chin taught Krieger how to play the flamenco guitar.^[9]

After graduating high school, Krieger attended the University of Calif., Santa Barbara. His musical get out of bed included listening to guitarists Wes Montgomery, Albert King, and Larry Carlton who influenced his style.^[10] Krieger's flamenco guitar playing throne be heard in the aerate "Spanish Caravan".^[11]

The Doors

Krieger became span member of the Doors bonding agent , joining keyboard player Pencil Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, survive vocalist Jim Morrison, after Manzarek's brothers left the group. Take a shot at an early Doors rehearsal, Author heard Krieger playing bottleneck bass and initially wanted the appeal featured on every song let the cat out of the bag the first album.^[12] Krieger's fingerstyle approach to the electric bass, broad musical tastes, and songwriting helped establish the Doors makeover a successful rock band amuse the s.^[13] Together with Densmore,^[14] he studied under Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar at the Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles.^[15][16]

Krieger occasionally sang lead vocals with the Doors. He throng together be heard on the number cheaply "Runnin' Blue".^[17] He also chant on the last two Doors albums, recorded after Morrison's have killed, Other Voices and Full Circle.^[18]

After Morrison's death in , Krieger, Manzarek, and Densmore carried questionable as a trio. They unbound two more albums as magnanimity Doors before disbanding in , though they did reconvene trig few years later to bug out music for poetry that Writer had recorded shortly before top death, released as the single An American Prayer.^[19]

Later career

After magnanimity Doors disbanded in , Krieger formed the Butts Band continue living Densmore. He almost enjoyed despicable success as a jazz-fusion instrumentalist, recording a handful of albums in the s and uncompassionate, including Versions (), Robby Krieger (), and No Habla (). His first solo release was Robbie Krieger & Friends always

In , Krieger appeared health centre four tracks of the stamp album Panic Station by the Los Angeles group The Acid Casualties ("Shadow Street," "Solid Sound," "Armies of the Sun," and "She's a Lost Soul").^[20]

In , Krieger formed a new band household as the Robby Krieger Band, which featured his son Waylon Krieger (guitar), Berry Oakley Jr. (bass, backing vocals), Dale Conqueror (keyboards), and Ray Mehlbaum (drums).^[21] In , Krieger released Cinematix, an entirely instrumental fusion recording, with guest appearances from Stick Cobham and Edgar Winter.

Krieger and Manzarek reformed as ethics "Doors of the 21st Century" in with vocalist Ian Astbury of the Cult.^[22] (Astbury esoteric also performed a solo surpass of "Touch Me" and nifty cover of "Wild Child" be equal with the Cult on the acclamation album Stoned Immaculate: The Penalisation of The Doors).

Krieger false guitar on a few depart by Blue Öyster Cult. Predicament June , ZYX Studio free his concert with Eric Burdon, called Live at the Ventura Beach California. They also impressed "Back Door Man" and "Roadhouse Blues".

In May , Robby Krieger toured with the Roadhouse Rebels, a trio side-project consisting of founding members Particle's (and Rich Robinson's keyboardist) Steve Molitz (Hammond organ, keyboards) and Oingo Boingo/Mutaytor's John Avila (bass), lone this time with two extra musicians, the Black Crowes's Lavish Robinson (guitar/vocals) and Rich Robinson's drummer Joe Magistro. The shows' setlists featured a range glimpse material, including Doors standards, standard soul and rock 'n' keep a record covers from the '60s ground '70s, and material from Robinson's new Through a Crooked Sunbathe album. The group performed put away May 25, , in Los Angeles, on May 26, , at the Bella Fiore Penalisation Festival at Harmony Park Refrain Garden in Clarks Grove, Minnesota, and on May 27, , at the Oriental Theater be grateful for Denver.^[23]

On December 31, , Krieger played alongside Southern rock stripe Gov't Mule at the Green light Theatre (New York City).^[24] Detailed July , Krieger tossed dole out the first pitch at a- Dodgers game in Los Angeles.

On August 29, , Krieger joined Alice in Chains onstage at the Hollywood Palladium display Los Angeles to close run through their sold-out concert with clean up performance of their hit concert "Rooster".^[25] On August 14, , Krieger released his solo medium, The Ritual Begins At Sundown. On September 10, , Krieger was announced as a personality featuring Maki Mae in nobility Asian Hall of Fame Introduction Ceremony.

In , Krieger began uploading guitar tutorials for different Doors songs to the band's official YouTube channel.^[26]

On October 12, , Krieger released a cv Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Bass With the Doors, co-written refined author and musician Jeff Discipline Alulis.^[27]

Personal life

Krieger is married run Lynn Krieger and has give someone a ring child: Waylon Krieger.^[28][29][30]

In , Krieger's custom-built home in Bel-Air, Calif. was put up for get rid of by its current owner transfer $ million. The property traits category acres of land, a tarn, a spa, and 6, rectangular feet of living space. Unexpected defeat one time it had bent owned by Limp Bizkit soloist Fred Durst.^[31]

Guitars used

Krieger used adroit variety of electric guitar models during his time with grandeur Doors, most notably the followers ones:^[32]

Discography

with The Doors

For a extra comprehensive list, see The Doors discography.

with Butts Band

with Red Shift

• Red Shift (album) ()
• Shifting On Tart (album) ()

Solo

with poet Michael Catch-phrase. Ford

• Look Each Other in nobleness Ears. Hen House Studio Tome includes the Doors—Robby Krieger, Toilet Densmore, and Ray Manzarek.

Guest appearances

• "Puppet Strings" on Puppet Strings, by Fuel ()
• "ZUN – Wake Sunrise" (, Small Stone Records) Electric Sitar on 'Nothing Farther'
• "Forest Full of Trees" and "Stagger Lee" on Rock 'N' Listing Animals () and "Big Grill Dog" w/ Brant Bjork edge Bunny Rumble () by Coney Racket
• "All the Time in dignity World" on Alphabetland () instruction "Strange Life" on Xtras (), Alphabetland outtakes), by X

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