Robby Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He was the guitarist in rock band The Doors, and wrote many of the band's best known songs including "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly". Jump to: navigation, search January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Jump to: navigation, search The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Doors, Legacy (Clockwise from top right): Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ... Light My Fire is a classic rock n roll song written by Robby Krieger. ... Love Me Two Times is a well-known song by The Doors. ... In music Touch Me can refer to: Touch Me, a song by The Doors, from their 1969 album The Soft Parade. ...

Krieger learned to play guitar when he attended the Menlo School (a boarding school in the San Francisco Bay Area). He started by tuning a Ukelele like the bottom four strings of a guitar and imitating a Flamenco guitar record. Later he purchased a Flamenco guitar on a Christmas vacation in Puerto Vallarta in 1963 and mastered the style without benefit of lessons. He gradually grew tired of playing Flamenco guitar and helped form a jug band called the Back Bay Chamberpot Terriers with Bill Wolff (later of the Peanut Butter Conspiracy). Ukulele The ukulele (pronounced OO-koo-LAY-lay, or the Anglicised YOU-ka-LAY-lee), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. ... Flamenco dancer Belen Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos, but which has its deeper roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions. ... Sunset on Los Muertos beach in Zona Romantica Our Lady of Guadalupe church, with some flowers from El Nido in the foreground. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A jug band is a band employing a jug player and other traditional and homemade instruments, such as rhythm guitar, washtub bass, washboard, jug, mandolin, spoons, and kazoo. ...

He formed The Doors with keyboard player Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and vocalist Jim Morrison. Jump to: navigation, search The Doors, Legacy (Clockwise from top right): Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ... Jump to: navigation, search Raymond Daniel Manzarek (born Raymond Daniel Manczarek to Helena and Raymond on February 12, 1939 in Chicago). ... John Densmore (born December 1, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) was the drummer of the rock group The Doors from 1965 to 1973. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jim Morrison. ...

After the death of Morrison in 1971, the Doors continued as a trio and released two albums: "Other Voices" and "Full Circle". Krieger shared lead vocal duties with Manzarek. After The Doors disbanded in 1973, Krieger formed The Butts Band with drummer Densmore. His talent was such that he enjoyed some success as a jazz guitarist after his initial tenure with the Doors, recording a handful of albums as The Robbie Krieger Band in the 1970s and '80s, including Versions (1983) and No Habla (1986). Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ...

He played guitar on a few tracks by Blue Öyster Cult and reformed the Doors in 2002 with Manzarek and vocalist Ian Astbury. At one time, the reformed band also included ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland. Jump to: navigation, search Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic/heavy metal band probably best known for two songs: their 1976 single (Dont Fear) The Reaper from the album Agents of Fortune and their 1981 single Burnin For You from the album Fire of Unknown Origin. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ian Astbury - live in Rotterdam, Netherlands - 1991 Ian Astbury (born May 14, 1962) is an English rock singer and lyricist. ... Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) was the drummer for the band The Police, and an influential drum stylist. ...

See also

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• Rolling Stone's List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

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External links

• Robby Krieger's official site
• The Doors official site