Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman (2012)
60 min
“Mr Mojo Risin’” is the story of the making of the Doors’ last album with Jim Morrison “L.A. Woman”. 2011 is the 40th anniversary both of the album’s release and of the death of Jim Morrison and this programme goes into detail of how the album came about, its recording and what was happening to the band at the time. The story is told through new interviews with the three surviving Doors: Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore plus contributions from Jac Holzman, founder of their label Elektra Records, Bill Siddons, who was their manager, Bruce Botnick, engineer and co-producer of the album and others associated with the Doors at this time. The show includes archive footage of the Doors performing both live and in the studio, classic photographs and new musical demonstrations from the Doors.
- Release date
- January 24, 2012
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jim Ladd as Self - KLOS Radio DJ
- Ray Manzarek as Self
- Michael McClure as Self - Poet and Friend of The Doors
- Jac Holzman as Self - Founder, Elektra Records
- Ben Fong Torres as Self - Journalist
- Bill Siddons as Self - Former Doors Manager
- Robby Krieger as Self
- John Densmore as Self
- David Fricke as Self - Senior Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine
Crew
- Jim Morrison · Archive footage
- Martin R. Smith · Director