DID YOU KNOW ?

"Riders on the storm" is inspired by an old cowboy song and the story of a real serial killer

...The track "Riders on the Storm" is indeed inspired by a song from 1948, written by a certain Stan Jones and entitled "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend". The song was made famous by the respective interpretations of Vaughn Monroe and Johnny Cash.

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During the recording sessions for the album "LA Woman", Ray Manzarek played the tune on keyboards and Morrison exclaimed "I have lyrics for that!"

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The inspiration for "Riders on the storm" also draws its inspiration from the story of Billy Cook, a hitchhiker and serial killer who murdered six people, including a family, on the roads of California in 1950.