Robby news only for 2007
photos by Ida
December 13,
2007 Robby as special guest
Robby Krieger will join
Particle as their special guest on December 29th at the Great American
Music Hall in San Francisco, according to a JamBase.com story at: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=12318
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December 5,
2007 Robby signing
Robby Krieger will be
doing a signing at Rhino's "pop-up retail store" in Los Angeles
on Sunday, December 16th between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Jac Holzman will appear
there on December 18th from 7 to 8 p.m. read
story (thanks, George)
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November 20,
2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
John Densmore, Robby Krieger,
Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison are one of the songwriting teams
nominated for the 2008 Songwriters Awards. The voting membership of the
Songwriters Hall of Fame vote on the nominees. The annual induction and
awards ceremony will be held in New York City on June 19, 2008. read
full story
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November 17,
2007 Robby on Led Zep tribute
Robby Krieger will be a
part of a big-budget recording of Led Zeppelin classics due to be released
next year. The release will feature the Robert Plant-ish vocals of Led
Zep fan and performer Michael White, and also will include Keith Emerson, Rick
Derringer and Rick Wakeman. Read full story at: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Music/article/275583
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November 11,
2007 Robby & the Ventures
Robby Krieger plays 'Perfidia'
with The Ventures in a full-length, great quality video from 1989. He
also appears in one of the brief interviews before the video plays. This
video has had only 383 views since November 13, 2006, but I'll bet we can
change that number big-time within a few days! Check it out at: http://one.revver.com/watch/96787/
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October 24,
2007 Robby at Berklee <> Robby on mag list
Robby Krieger's visit last
week to Boston's Berklee School of Music got a write-up with nice things to
say about Robby's appearance. However, the obsolete 5-year old photo that
accompanies the story is beyond absurd. Read it at: http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid49788.aspx
Robby made another magazine list
... December 2007 issue of 'Guitar Player' includes him on their list
of the 40 most under-rated guitarists of all time. (thanks, Angela)
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October 21,
2007 contest on Robby's website
RobbyKrieger.com has
just added a new contest to the website. There are 24 cover versions
of 'Light My Fire'. All you need to do is correctly identify the artist
or band that covered each of those 24 LMF versions. Winners will be
randomly picked from all entries, and the prizes that will be awarded are
paintings that were done by Robby's mom. Where else are you going to get
one of those? This is a very challenging contest ... I was
personally deflated at how many I do not recognize! For complete
details, go to: http://robbykrieger.com/contest/index.html
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October 19,
2007 Robby at Experience Hendrix
A review of the
'Experience Hendrix' show Wednesday night at NYC's Beacon Theater ran in
today's Star-Ledger. This story includes the set list from the show, and
who played on each song. Robby played on two songs: 'Spanish Castle
Magic' and 'Manic Depression.' Read it at: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1192769107316930.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
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October 16,
2007 Robby at Berklee <> Ray & Robby interview
Robby Krieger appeared at
Boston's Berklee College of Music on Monday night. The interview,
audience Q&A and performance can be found on Berklee radio at www.thebirn.com. I
have not had time to check that out for myself, but there is a write-up about
his appearance as well, at: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1038331
Ray and Robby can be seen in a 3-minute YouTube interview with David
Wohl of KPSP in Palm Springs earlier this year. Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYOmr6o4QZY
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October 15,
2007 Robby & Love Ride <> Guitarmania auction
Robby Krieger will be one
of the special guest performers at this year's 24th Annual Love Ride at the
Fairplex in Pomona, California during the second weekend in November. The
musical guests will be performing songs from the "Friends of Love Ride
24" CD which includes original songs by many recording artists and an
all-star cast. From this press release, I cannot tell what day(s) Robby
will be there, but maybe that information will be provided to me as the event
gets closer. read press release
The date is drawing closer for the
October 20th auction of custom painted, oversize guitars for Cleveland's annual
Guitarmania event, which this year includes one that was painted by
Robby. For more information about this auction, go to: http://www.musicgearreview.com/article-display/2395.html
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October 14,
2007 Robby in another Hendrix show
Robby Krieger will be one
of the artists appearing at the recently added "Experience
Hendrix" performance on Sunday, October 21 at Providence, Rhode Island at
the Performance Arts Center.
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October 6,
2007 Robby & Hendrix show
Robby Krieger is part
of the group of "six-string
masters" on board for "Experience Hendrix," a tribute to
Jimi taking place at various
venues on the east coast in the middle of this month. (Robby will not be
at the New Hampshire show.) A story about the upcoming show
in Waterbury, Connecticut ran in a local publication. Read it
at: http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2007/10/06/lifestyle/289390.txt
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October 5,
2007 Robby in Boston appearance <> Monterey, CA pix
Robby Krieger will be at
Boston's Berklee Performance Center at the Berklee College of Music on
Monday, October 15. This event is re-scheduled from a July appearance,
and is free and open to the public. Here is a blurb about what the
attendees can expect, which includes a musical set with a local
band.
The Doors' legendary guitarist and Rock and
Roll Hall of Famer Robby Krieger will give an exclusive interview and
performance. The event is free and open to the public. Krieger will be
interviewed by five student DJs from the BIRN (Berklee Internet Radio Network)
for 90 minutes, taking questions from the audience, then he will perform a
30-minute set with Morrison Crossing, an all-Berklee-student band. Seating is
first come, first served. The interview/performance will be put in heavy
rotation on the
BIRN following
the event.
“This
Doors newest release establishes a deep connection to the Boston music scene. We are honored that they’ve
decided to fly Robby here just to do this exclusive interview with Berklee’s
internet radio station. The Doors were always about innovation and
experimentation, and that defines so much of what Berklee and the BIRN are
about,” says Stephen Croes, BIRN founder and dean of Berklee’s Music
Technology Division.
Robby Krieger wrote some of the Doors' best-known songs, including "Light
My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," and
"Love Her Madly." The Doors, Rhino, and Bright Midnight Archives
recently released the Doors’ three-disc set Live in Boston, capturing
the band’s first stop on their final tour, at the Boston Arena, April
10, 1970. The album is available at rhino.com and thedoors.com.
(thanks, George and J)
Riders On The Storm played
Monterey, California in late
July. A fan has sent along photos from that show to share. go here
(thanks, Chad)
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September
10, 2007 Robby & Lucinda <> Robby at Berklee <> 'Experience
Hendrix' news
Robby Krieger was one of
the guest performers last
night at the Lucinda Williams show at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.
This was the fourth of five consecutive nights that Lucinda performed
there. The format was to do the songs from one of her albums in its
entirety, take a break, and then return for more music and guests. There
were several other guests who joined her for one or two numbers during the
second half, but she saved the best for last! During the last number before
the encore, Lucinda tossed a little bit of "ride the snake" and
"riders on the storm" into the lyrics of a song she was doing.
In the encore, Lucinda said what an honor it was to play with her heroes, that
this was a "pivotal moment" in her life, and that she was inspired by
Robby and The Doors ... and then introduced Robby to resounding affirmation
from the audience. They performed "Riders On The Storm" and
then a Lucinda song called "Unsuffer Me." They had also rehearsed
at least one more song, but the lengthy show ran out of time due to the 12:30
a.m. curfew on Sunday nights.
Robby was scheduled to spend several hours being interviewed, answering questions and playing songs from the Live In Boston '70 CD set back in July at Boston's Berklee College of Music, courtesy of Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN). It was to be a free event and open to the public, to coincide with the release of that new music from Bright Midnight Archives. Robby had to postpone the appearance when he was sidelined by a root canal. That appearance has now been re-scheduled for Monday, October 15th. I do not see it on the Berklee website yet, but it's going to happen.
More Robby news: the "Experience Hendrix" tribute concerts which Robby will participate in, have added a second night at NYC's Beacon Theater on Sunday, October 21. The first night at the Beacon Theater is already sold out. That's the good news. The bad news is that Robby will not be participating in the show at Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on October 17th.
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September 1,
2007 Robby artwork in exhibit
Robby Krieger artwork and
photographs of The Doors are included in a touring exhibition, along with
works from many others rockers. Next weekend, this exhibit rolls into a
Harley Davidson showroom in Lewiston, Maine. Read the full story at: http://www.sunjournal.com/story/227657-3/Entertainment/Rock_n_roll_legends_will_hog_showroom_at_LA_Harley_Davidson/
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August 28,
2007 Robby at Uli show
Robby Krieger was onstage
on Saturday night at the Uli Jon Roth & Friends concert, as reported
earlier. A fan has sent along a photo to share, taken with Uli and Brett
Scallions during the Light My Fire solos. see photo (thanks, George)
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August 27,
2007 Robby at Uli Jon Roth show
Robby Krieger's appearance on
Saturday night at the Uli Jon Roth & Friends Sky Academy concert was
apparently a killer, and I could kick myself for missing it. According to
a review from fan Brad, Robby played four songs: Roadhouse Blues, Riders
On The Storm, L.A. Woman, and Light My Fire. Evan Marshall, who sang with
Robby at last year's show, sang the first two songs ... and then Robby brought
out Brett Scallions to jam on the last two songs. With three of those
songs being roughly 10-minute jams, the audience got a 30-minute performance
from Robby! To read Brad's detailed review, go to: http://rots.informe.com/forum/robbie-krieger-uli-jon-roth-review-mini-rots-performance-dt48.html
There is also a story about the show on
Blabbermouth at: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79588
(thanks, Brad)
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August 26,
2007 Robby guest at Uli Jon Roth show <> Robby &
'Experience Hendrix' tour
Robby Krieger was scheduled to
be "guest of honour" on Saturday at the second of two nights of Uli Jon Roth & Friends Sky Academy Concerts
at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood. Last year Robby was also a
guest musician at one of these shows. see 2006 photos I have not gotten any
reports on the show nor any photos to share yet, but I'm hopeful someone will
come to the rescue on that! I would have been there myself if I did not
already have a rock & roll weekend scheduled elsewhere.
A few days ago I reported about Robby's involvement in the "Experience Hendrix" tribute to Jimi at NYC's Beacon Theater in October. According to a press release on emedia.com, this is actually a 5-city tour. So far, the east coast is getting all this tour action, so I hope it heads west. As far as I know, Robby will be performing at all of the announced dates. The "Experience Hendrix" tickets went on sale yesterday for the following shows: October 16, Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.; October 17, Beacon Theater in NYC; October 18, Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire; October 19, Trump Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey; and October 20, Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT. read press release Also see more info at this site: http://www.experiencehendrixtour.com/press_20070823.html (thanks, Matt)
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August 23,
2007 Robby at Jimi tribute
Robby Krieger is one of
the "six-string masters" who are on board for "Experience
Hendrix," a tribute to Jimi taking place at NYC's Beacon Theater on
Wednesday, October 17. Some of the other performers on the bill include
Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and
former Jimi sidemen Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox. Tickets go on sale at
noon on Saturday through Ticketmaster. Read full story
at: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1187844921294960.xml&coll=1
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August 20,
2007 Robby tops guitar solo list <> Robby's guest appearance
Robby Krieger's guitar work on
"Moonlight Drive" put him at the top of a list of 'Top Ten Guitar
Solos' according to London's Times Online yesterday. Read story at:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2265350.ece
Yesterday I reported that Robby
Krieger played two songs on Saturday night with a band called Infected
Mushroom at a Hollywood club called Vanguard. I found that discussed on
the band's website forum. It seems that he joined the band on two of
their own songs, so there was no Doors music played in the set.
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August 19,
2007 Robby guested at club
Robby Krieger played two
songs last night with a band called Infected Mushroom at the Vanguard in
Hollywood.
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August 5,
2007 vintage Robby interview
A vintage interview with
Robby Krieger on classicbands.com has caught my eye. I don't know if
I have ever seen or featured this one before ... regardless, it's a good one
and worth checking out at: http://www.classicbands.com/RobbyKriegerInterview.html
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August 4,
2007 Robby guest gig with Camp Freddy
Robby Krieger was one of
the guest musicians who played with Camp Freddy last night at L.A.'s House
of Blues. The event was a private party hosted by X-Games &
ESPN. Robby shared the stage with Shooter Jennings for 'Gloria' and with
Brett Scallions for 'Roadhouse Blues.' For more info on guests and set
list, go to: http://www.campfreddy.net/members/events/events.php?event_id=79&a=past&info=1
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July 24,
2007 Robby reason <> 'Boston 1970' review
An emergency root canal (ouch)
is what sidelined Robby's scheduled appearance in Boston today,
according to a Berklee College spokesperson as reported in the Boston Herald
on-line: http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=1013016
'Live In Boston 1970' arrived right on time today! Although
I have not listened to it yet, there is a nice review of it in today's Boston
Herald. read it
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July 23,
2007 Robby appearance in Boston <> Robby appearance postponed
Robby Krieger will spend two
hours being interviewed, answering questions and playing songs from the
Live in Boston '70 CD set on Tuesday, July 24th from 1 to 3:00 p.m. at Boston's
Berklee College Of Music, courtesy of Berklee Internet Radio Network
(BIRN). This is a free event and is open to the general
public. For more info, go to: http://www.bostonnow.com/entertainment/music/2007/07/23/find_out_whats_behind_the_doors/
Oh dear ... according to a statement
this morning on the BIRN website at http://thebirn.com/,
Robby's scheduled appearance there tomorrow is postponed due to illness.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! (thanks,
Chris)
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July 5,
2007 Ray & Robby visit Jim <> Ray & Robby interview
clip
Ray and
Robby visited Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise on Tuesday, July 3rd. Riders
On The Storm performed that night at Le Grand Rex. I don't have any
additional information other than there were huge crowds, as expected. If
anyone has story links or photos, please send along.
Classic Rock Central launched a website a few weeks ago which includes a 3 minute interview clip with Ray
and Robby. I reported on this back on June 19th with another link, but to
see it again, go to: http://www.classicrockcentral.com/more_classic_rock.cfm?ID=11
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June 25,
2007 Robby on DVD
Robby Krieger had a guest acting role
on 'Married
With Children' back in 1992. Whenever that particular episode is rerun on
television (along with John's two sitcom appearances and Ray's appearances), I
list it in the calendar on the home page. The 7th season which includes
that episode is going to be released on DVD on September 18th from Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment. For more info go to: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7545
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May 28,
2007 Robby and Ray on NPR <> Robby & Jackson Browne
Last Thursday afternoon
after Ray and Robby previewed the exhibit that honored The Doors, they were
interviewed by NPR station WCPN. I do not know when this will be
broadcast and could not find it yet in an upcoming schedule. If anyone
gets a lead on that, please let me know so I can share that info with other
fans. The station website is: http://www.wcpn.org/
Robby Krieger and Jackson Browne
recorded a cover of The Beatles' "Across The Universe" about two
years ago. It was released on April 24, 2007. I have not had time
to chase this down myself, but it is available on itunes and emusic. (thanks, JC)
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May 25, 2007
Robby’s painted guitar for charity
9-foot
tall Fender guitars are all over the city of
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May 17,
2007 Robby interview
Robby
Krieger did a phone-in interview yesterday morning with
Philadelphia’s WGMK 102.9 station prior to their show their last evening. You can listen to the podcast by going to
this link and scrolling down a little. http://www.gmppodcast.com/WMGK/JohnDeBella/tabid/57/Default.aspx (thanks, sister Bobbie)
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May 1,
2007 Robby radio interview
Robby Krieger did a phone interview in advance of the latest
Riders On The Storm tour that kicks off on Friday night in
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April 30, 2007
Robby & Uli Jon Roth video
In May 2006, Robby
Krieger participated in an Uli Jon Roth concert at UCLA and performed three
Doors songs with Evan Marshall on vocals and Dave Waterbury on bass.
Video of that performance was recently added to Robby's website at: http://robbykrieger.com/uli/riders.html To see photos from that terrific
night, go here
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April 18,
2007 Robby to get a Gibson Signature guitar!
Robby Krieger will be honored
with his own Gibson Signature SG limited edition guitar later this
year! There will be a limited quantity that will be hand-signed by
Robby. There is no further information available yet about release date
or pricing ... but what exciting news for Robby!
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April 2,
2007 vintage Robby interview
There is a real nice Robby
Krieger print interview on a site called ClassicBands.com The
interview is undated, but by references mentioned it must be mid to late
1990s. Check it out at: http://www.classicbands.com/RobbyKriegerInterview.html
(thanks, Gilles)
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March 31,
2007 Walk of Fame video on YouTube <> Robby on
BBC Scotland <> Robby on Dutch radio <> Robby and Ray on Dutch TV
The Doors got their star on
Hollywood's Walk of Fame a month ago on February 28th. Sure, that's
old news, but a fan has sent me the link to a 17:24 video of the ceremony on
YouTube. This is the longest video I have seen so far of the event,
and you can see how downright ebullient Robby was, in particular. Check
it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqG8H5asL90
(thanks, Gene)
Robby Krieger was on BBC Scotland
today on the Janice Forsyth Show discussing the 40th anniversary. I am
afraid it may already be over; however, there is a link that allows listeners
to replay the broadcasts at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?listen_again (thanks,
Frank)
Robby Krieger was interviewed on Dutch radio station 3FM last Wednesday in a show called “Arbeidsvitaminen” (in English: working vitamins) about The Doors and the new box set that recently came out. The Robby interview starts at 2 hours, 12 minutes and 50 seconds into the show. You only have to forward it to that time in Windows Media Player. The show is in Dutch, but the interview is totally in English without someone translating in between questions and answers. The link is: http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/radio3/avro/avroarbeidsvitaminen/woensdag-09.wma The interview lasts around 5 minutes and is followed by Light My Fire. The fan who sent it does not know how long the show will be available online, but he thinks it will for about a week at least. The interview follows the current hit by the Scissor Sisters. (thanks, Joey)
Robby and Ray both appeared on a Dutch television show on Friday, March 23rd. An interview clip can be found on this link: http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/nieuws_media.php?id=701 (thanks, Mark)
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March 26,
2007 Robby quoted in LA Times
Robby Krieger's comments about
the song "
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March 22,
2007 Ray & Robby on radio Sunday
Ray and Robby will be
discussing The Doors on BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker show this coming
Sunday between 16:30 and 18:30 GMT. I have not calculated what time that
will be in the
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March 9,
2007 Robby Krieger Band video
Robby Krieger Band played at the
Whisky a Go Go as part of their 35th anniversary shows in February
1999, along with Iron Butterfly, Moby Grape, Grass Roots, and many other
bands. This video on TV4U is no mere quick clip, this is the performance
... so size it to full screen and crank up the volume, get comfortable, kick
back and enjoy it! It includes Love Her Madly, Alabama Song, Back Door
Man, Five To One, Snake Oil from Robby's solo CD 'Cinematix', Riders On The
Storm, and then John Densmore joined the band for Love Me Two Times, Spanish
Caravan, and Light My Fire. The line-up included Robby's son Waylon as
well as Berry Oakley Jr., and Robby's former bandmate Dale Alexander.
Marco Moir can be seen scampering around onstage, too. After sitting
through a brief commercial, Robby's performance can be seen at: http://tv4u.com/show-video.asp?cid=15&sid=285&vid=601&t=Robby%20Krieger%20Concert&cat=Rock%20&%20Roll. I am told that all proceeds of the video went
to a charity called The Caring Place, a center for cancer survivors and their
families. (thanks, Tom)
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February 17,
2007 Robby guest appearance <> Robby & Evan
Marshall pix
Robby Krieger made an unannounced
guest appearance last night at Guy's North in
As reported earlier today, Robby made a guest appearance last night at a club where the Evan Marshall Band was performing, and brought along his son Waylon and golfing buddy Tim Petrovich. I have now added some photos from the performance. see photos (thanks, Evan)
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February 15,
2007 Robby accepting Grammy
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February 11,
2007 last night's pre-Grammy ceremony
Robby Krieger was quoted in a brief
on-line story this morning about last night's pre-Grammy ceremony where the
band received their well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award from the US
Recording Academy! Robby was quoted as saying that Jim Morrison
would have been "very honoured". He added,
"People think he was anti-establishment, but in reality he wanted to be
bigger than the BEATLES." To see full (but brief story) go
to: http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/grammy%20honours%20for%20the%20doors%20the%20grateful%20dead%20and%20baez_1021640. Don't miss tonight's big Grammy
presentation on CBS. See the February 9th news story below for more on
that! Another on-line story from Yahoo News went on to say that
Robby was the sole
member to appear at the ceremony at Wilshire Ebell Theater in
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February 5,
2007 Robby Krieger Band news!
The Robby Krieger Band has recorded
a song (hopefully, more than one) for a new free internet television
channel called RockandRollTV4U.com according to a press release.
RockandrollTV4U.Com is a broadband channel of the 21 channel TV4U.Com broadband
network has launched with top rock and roll stars of the 1960's and 70's
reprising their Billboard Top 40 hits. This press release is all I know
about this. If anyone gets more info on this or finds out when Robby's performance
might occur, please advise. I'd love to share that info here.
read
press release
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January 22,
2007 Robby surprise appearance <> link for photos
of Robby
Robby Krieger made a surprise
appearance last night in
To see photos of Robby last night in
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January 21,
2007 Robby interview
Robby Krieger did a recent
phone interview with the
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January 8,
2007 happy birthday to Robby <> Robby birthday
onstage
Happy birthday to Robby. Riders On
The Storm have today off, so they are undoubtedly somewhere between
Robby's birthday was celebrated a day early with a birthday cake onstage at last night's sold-out show at the Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. The band even included 'Waiting For The Sun' in last night's set list, a rare treat! (thanks, Anders)
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January 7,
2007 Robby phone interview
A Robby Krieger phone interview was
published in today's Halifax Daily News. read
it
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January 3,
2007 Robby and Three Dog Night
Robby Krieger may be involved in an
upcoming album from Three Dog Night, according to an interview with Danny
Hutton in Up & Coming Magazine. read it
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Robby news 2006 <> Robby news 2005 <> Robby news 2004 <> Robby news 2003 <> Robby news 2002
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