Next to Morrison, Manzarek was the most distinctive-looking band member, his glasses and wavy blond hair making him resemble a young English professor more than a rock star, a contrast to Morrison's Dionysian glamour his sensuous mouth and long, dark hair.

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They were joined eventually by Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Modigliani and Jim Morrison, a rock star whose grave still attracts hundreds of grieving fans.

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James Morrison's debut album Undiscovered made him a star in his native U.K. last summer, and the disc's release here portends similarly big things: Mixing the smoky soul of Terence Trent D'Arby with the catchy crooning of James Blunt, the 22-year-old is nothing if not commercially viable.

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