THE DOORS

First TV appearance 

- Shebang K.T.L.A. Channel 5 Los Angeles CA 
with Casey Kasem

The Doors made their very first television appearance on ‘Shebang,’ a local Los Angeles show, today in 1967.

The first time I heard this song on the first time I played this album I knew DEFINITELY something was happening . . . . . . . . .  ha ha ha ha



The Doors´ first television appearance - the band mimes to a playback (though Jim didn´t like playbacks at all) of their first single, "Break On Through." This video has been audio-dubbed by a fan some years ago, but only the song, the intro & end are still original. The recording date remains uncertain, probably it was not 1967-1-1 but 1967-1-30 - I´ve also read it could have been March 6th in 1967.

“It was our first time doing a TV show and we really had no idea what we were doing. When the director started telling us what to do, we just looked at each other and said, ‘I guess that’s how it is’. We learned later that wasn’t the case, but it was a great initial experience.” - Ray Manzarek

Relive the historic performance here

: https://found.ee/TheDoorsShebang