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James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors.
Died: Jim Morrison, 27, American singer and leader of The Doors, was found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France; [18] the cause of death remains uncertain, but an unintentional heroin overdose was the most popular theory.
Drug overdose Long-term companion of Jim Morrison and heir to his estate 27 years, 124 days [44] [61] [62] Wallace "Wally" Yohn: January 12, 1947: August 12, 1974: Plane crash: Organ player of Chase: 27 years, 212 days [47] Dave Alexander: June 3, 1947: February 10, 1975: Pulmonary edema: Bassist of the Stooges: 27 years, 252 days [47] Pete Ham ...
Pamela Susan Courson (December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974) was the long-term companion of Jim Morrison, singer of the Doors. Courson stated she discovered Morrison's body in the bathtub of a Paris apartment in 1971. She died three years after him, in 1974. She was later legally recognized as his common-law wife. [1]
Fifty years after his death in Paris, we look back at some of Doors frontman Jim Morrison’s iconic musings, lyrics and poetry.
Drug overdoses and intoxication can also cause indirect deaths. For example, while marijuana does not cause fatal overdoses, being intoxicated by it can increase the chance of fatal traffic collisions. [4] Drug use and overdoses increased significantly in the 1800s due to the commercialization and availability of certain drugs.
Breteuil supplied drugs to musicians such as Jim Morrison of The Doors (with whose girl friend Pamela Courson he had a relationship), Keith Richards, and Marianne Faithfull, who wrote that Breteuil "saw himself as dealer to the stars" [8] [9] [10] and has claimed that he delivered the drugs that accidentally killed Morrison [11] less than two ...
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.