1996

JIM MORRISON'S LEGENDARY BAND STAGED THEIR FINAL SHOW 26 YEARS AGO

Ray Manzarek remembers The Doors’ last concert well. It was the night singer Jim Morrison’s spirit left his body—though it would return to linger for another few months. The date was December 12, 1970; The Doors were playing a large, dank waterfront venue in New Orleans. Hunched over his keyboard, Manzarek says, he felt Morrison ”leave the stage”—but Morrison’s body was standing stock-still in front of the microphone.