Robbie Krieger
Robbie Krieger is a
rock and roll guitarist from
Los Angeles, California. He was the guitarist in
The Doors, and occasionally wrote
songs for that band, such as "Light My Fire" and "Runnin' Blue". He
took over as lead singer when the band briefly continued on after the death
of
Jim Morrison, without success. Krieger later played guitar on a few
tracks by
Blue Oyster Cult and reformed the Doors in 2002 with keyboardist
Ray Manzarek from the original band as well as
Ian Astbury and
Stewart Copeland.
Krieger also enjoyed some success as a jazz guitarist after his initial tenure with the Doors, recording a handful of albums in the 1970's and 80's, including Versions (1983) and No Habla (1986).
After The Doors broke up in 1973, Krieger formed his own band, The Robbie Krieger Band. The band was disbanded after a short time. Krieger now serves with the revamped Doors.