Henry Diltz, photographer of the original "Morrison Hotel" album cover, at an event at the hotel in January 2020. ... The back cover featured a nearby bar that was then called the Hard Rock Cafe.

By Ivor Levene. The building made famous by photographer Henry Diltz in 1970 (as it became the cover of The Doors album Morrison Hotel) was badly burned in a fire, possibly providing a catalyst ...

The history of the Morrison Hotel dates back to 1914, but its most iconic moment was in 1970, when Jim Morrison posed for the iconic cover of his self-titled album, released in February 1970.

So, when the Doors began recording Morrison Hotel in November 1969, they decided to return to the bluesier roots of their first album. But things didn't progress as smoothly as they had hoped ...

There’s a story that album designer Gary Burden liked to tell about shooting the cover for the Doors’ 1970 classic Morrison Hotel.The manager from the eponymous hotel had refused to let the ...

The time surrounding the making of Morrison Hotel — from November 1969 into January 1970 — was generally positive for the band compared to the months leading up to it. In March 1969, Morrison ...

By 1970, Jim Morrison was in an alcoholic spiral and facing jail time – but The Doors still managed to make one of their greatest albums in Morrison Hotel News Today's news ...

The "Morrison Hotel" album cover featured a photo of the band members, including hell-raising frontman Morrison, with the hand-painted name of the hotel framing them.