Who Played Bass with The Doors? (and More) [2026 Update]
46K views · Aug 13, 2026 · Music
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@cclark3905 · 1 month ago (edited)
Back in the late 80s I worked with a dallas guitarist who knew Marc Benno. <br>He said that once Marc mentioned "The Doors checks weren't huge, but they covered the mortgage payment month in and month out."<br><br>Which is the dream of most working musicians 🙌🙏
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@richardadamski581 · 1 month ago
I was shocked to hear Robbie Krieger did not perform bass duties at all on recordings. Often guitarists do that.
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@hfader · 1 month ago
I was just reading Carol Kaye’s diary that she puts on Facebook. She wrote about a long-haired singer high on coke who fired her from a session because she didn’t play to his liking. She said the singer later died from drugs.
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@ronginzler6600 · 3 weeks ago
Great video! As a Doors freak--I still have the original albums I bought back then--I appreciate the work you put into this!
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@TheKitchenerLeslie · 1 month ago
My friend Kerry Magness played bass on The Unknown Soldier. He was also in The Kingsmen (Louie Louie). He grew up in Yakima, WA with a guy named Jeff Simmons, who later was part of the original Mothers of Invention with Frank Zappa. He remained friendly with Ray Manzarek, and we ran into him on The Santa Monica Promenade once around 2003. Ray spotted him from a block away (Kerry was 6'8"), and came running over. I got to meet a Door!
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@brandonrw5129 · 1 month ago
Charles Llyod played on a Doors album?! Wow, I had no idea.
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@headintheshedable · 1 month ago
Very informative.<br>-Life long Doors fan.
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@Williamottelucas · 1 month ago
Packed with information - many thanks!
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@jfredknobloch · 6 days ago
Very interesting stuff! A lot of information! Good research and well done…
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@tobyohboy · 1 month ago
As a Door fan, and a Bass player,I loved this, never delved into the history of who played bass on the recordings, guess I just figured it was Ray. Great stuff!
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@hesspi · 1 month ago (edited)
Ray's left hand and some great sessions players
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@houseofsolomon2440 · 1 month ago
Very interesting presentation. Thank you for posting. Lots of stuff I had no idea about.<br>There was obviously extensive research here.<br>Nicely done~
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