GUITARIST Magazine

October 2004  #255    Page 50

(cover:  Dave Grohl, John Lennon, The Edge)

101 Unsung Guitar Heroes -- as voted by the readers

ROBBY KRIEGER - In Jim's shadow during the singer's life, Krieger tellingly wrote Light My Fire and took over vocals after Morrison's death.

Melding classical, Indian, blues and flamenco styles, Krieger's rich, sensual tapestries provided the perfect foil for Jim Morrison's shamanistic posturings and Manzarek's overbearing keyboards.

DID YOU KNOW?   As a schoolboy he traded his classical guitar for a Gibson SG after seeing Chuck Berry in concert

'Guitarist' pick:  The Doors  (1967)

You say:  A truly underrated improvisor - his solo sets are stunning.   Adrian Mawhinney

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