{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast","title":"The Story of The Doors: The poets of rock ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3751,"description":"You will taken from the mid-1960s through the early ‘70s Los Angeles, when a band would emerge that changed all of the rules of music. Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined joins us to tell the mesmerizing story of a band fronted by an electrifying, handsome poet named Jim Morrison.  The Doors relentlessly challenged, confronted and inspired fans with their provocative songs and performances.  In this episode you'll learn:\nAbout a shocking highway incident that changed the lead singer forever\nThe strange origins of how The Doors formed in Venice, California   \nThe incredible secret that nobody knew about the Vietnam War and Jim Morrison \nWhy The Doors were banned from radio and concert appearances in several US states  \nThe reasons for the arrest of a key member of the band during various concert performances \nHow the band played a key role in the punk music movement \n\nGuest Bio \nJim Cherry is the author of The Doors Examined and was formally a columnist for the Rants, Raves and Rock and Roll Magazine radio show.  He is also a novelist, having written several novels, short stories and poems.\nFollow Garage to Stadiums (GTS) on social channels  \nShare this episode with this link\nAccess the episode transcript \nFollow GTS on Apple or Spotify podcasts\nFollow GTS on Instagram \nFollow GTS on LinkedIn \nSign up for the Garage to Stadiums e-newsletter to get more bonus content\nBonus Content:\nDownload the Official Garage to Stadiums The Doors playlist on Apple Music or Spotify\nVisit GaragetoStadiums.com for bonus content on The Doors, including concert footage, transcripts and other interesting facts.\n\nWhile other 1960's bands warbled on about peace and love, The Doors explored the dark side of human nature with songs like People are Strange, The End, LA Woman, and Strange Days. They also possessed one of the most electrifying figures in rock history, Jim Morrison, their lead singer who was an incredibly well-read individual, and also a poet. Morrison possessed an...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lYlfSfK9FtCWkUhsEkXHkO5ZHXmE5xj6TBKjTN07FLQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTFk/ZWIzNjcyZDI5OTE4/YTljY2I4NDBmMzk5/ZWRhZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}