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10 Guitarists You've Never Heard Of - Robby Krieger
Date: 2004-08-02 Written by: Marchoso Category:
When you hear or think of The Doors, ‘guitar' probably won't be the first thing that comes to mind. Jim Morrison's maniac persona and Ray Manzarek's swirling organ will usually take the cake, but guitarist Robbie Krieger, proved to be one of the biggest assets to the band - helping write the majority of the group's songs.
Robert Alan Krieger was born on January 8, 1946 in Los Angeles. Krieger grew up loving rock n' roll artists such as Elvis Presley via the radio. When surfing seemed to be taking Krieger's mind off of his studying in teen years, his parents enrolled him in a private school. Each night, the students were forced to study in their rooms for some hours - instead, Krieger used the time to teach himself, to play guitar.
First interested in flamenco his playing style soon expanded into great genres such as: folk, jazz, and the blues. But it was at a Chuck Berry concert which finally convinced Krieger to give rock n' roll a shot, which turned him from a kid in school with his classical guitar, into trading it in for a Gibson SG, an instrument that he would eventually become absolutely synonymous with.
He Studied physics and Indian music at UCLA. Krieger played in bands with friends, and eventually cam upon a drummer he'd met a few years ago, John Densmore. These two began jamming on blues together. Krieger had gone to many meditation classes and it was at one of these meditation classes, that Krieger met keyboardist, Ray Manzarek. Manzarek eventually convinced him to come down, and rehearse with a poet and singer he'd been working with, which he soon learned was, Jim Morrison. Their first rehearsal has said to result in the writing of "Moonlight Drive," but no one is absolutely sure, and after playing several gigs, Krieger convinced Densmore to join them, resulting in the birth of one of the most unbelievable bands in the 60's, The Doors.
Their debut album "The Doors" would become became one of rock's all time classics, as it introduced the wonderful delight, "Light My Fire," a tune entirely written by Krieger himself.
Well, this is it. 10 Guitarists You've Never Heard Of series are finished. If you're at all intrigued by any of these artists, please have a listen. But try to keep in mind that many of these artists have low record sales and a small fan base - in other words, these artists really do deserve for money to becoming in to their bank account. We encourage you to purchase any one of their CD's. And, since some of these bands are less popular, their CD's sell for considerably less than most bands, making the CD's more than worth their sticker price for musical quality. As for the more popular artists, we encourage you to look further into their music than simply taking at face value the image of their collective bands.
ultimate-guitar.com 2004
10 Guitarists You've Never Heard Of - Robby Krieger
Date: 2004-08-02 Written by: Marchoso Category:
When you hear or think of The Doors, ‘guitar' probably won't be the first thing that comes to mind. Jim Morrison's maniac persona and Ray Manzarek's swirling organ will usually take the cake, but guitarist Robbie Krieger, proved to be one of the biggest assets to the band - helping write the majority of the group's songs.
Robert Alan Krieger was born on January 8, 1946 in Los Angeles. Krieger grew up loving rock n' roll artists such as Elvis Presley via the radio. When surfing seemed to be taking Krieger's mind off of his studying in teen years, his parents enrolled him in a private school. Each night, the students were forced to study in their rooms for some hours - instead, Krieger used the time to teach himself, to play guitar.
First interested in flamenco his playing style soon expanded into great genres such as: folk, jazz, and the blues. But it was at a Chuck Berry concert which finally convinced Krieger to give rock n' roll a shot, which turned him from a kid in school with his classical guitar, into trading it in for a Gibson SG, an instrument that he would eventually become absolutely synonymous with.
He Studied physics and Indian music at UCLA. Krieger played in bands with friends, and eventually cam upon a drummer he'd met a few years ago, John Densmore. These two began jamming on blues together. Krieger had gone to many meditation classes and it was at one of these meditation classes, that Krieger met keyboardist, Ray Manzarek. Manzarek eventually convinced him to come down, and rehearse with a poet and singer he'd been working with, which he soon learned was, Jim Morrison. Their first rehearsal has said to result in the writing of "Moonlight Drive," but no one is absolutely sure, and after playing several gigs, Krieger convinced Densmore to join them, resulting in the birth of one of the most unbelievable bands in the 60's, The Doors.
Their debut album "The Doors" would become became one of rock's all time classics, as it introduced the wonderful delight, "Light My Fire," a tune entirely written by Krieger himself.
Well, this is it. 10 Guitarists You've Never Heard Of series are finished. If you're at all intrigued by any of these artists, please have a listen. But try to keep in mind that many of these artists have low record sales and a small fan base - in other words, these artists really do deserve for money to becoming in to their bank account. We encourage you to purchase any one of their CD's. And, since some of these bands are less popular, their CD's sell for considerably less than most bands, making the CD's more than worth their sticker price for musical quality. As for the more popular artists, we encourage you to look further into their music than simply taking at face value the image of their collective bands.
ultimate-guitar.com 2004
