“I’m quite fond of this picture… You can’t plan this sort of thing; one moment during those three days when there’s no giggling, no laughing. They’re just uncomfortable —and that somehow makes it work.” Woodstock Music & Art Fair, photographed by John Dominis, August 1969.
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Reflecting the uncertain, tumultuous times in which it was made, the youth music of 1968 was moody, trippy, obtuse — and, admittedly, confounding to many who worked at LIFE back then.
Among the new pop culture heroes the magazine sought to understand was Jim Morrison, the darkly sensual lyricist and lead singer of the Doors. For a LIFE feature titled “Wicked Go The Doors: An Adult’s Education by the Kings of Acid Rock,” a writer studied Morrison through his lyrics and concerts… but perhaps only pictures — like the ones taken by staff photographer Yale Joel for this assignment — could truly illuminate the mojo of “The Lizard King.”
Now, on the 40th anniversary of Morrison’s death (July 3, 1971), LIFE.com presents these fascinating color portraits of the 24-year-old rocker/poet, plus a few never-before-published shots of the Doors playing New York’s Fillmore East.
