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The Doors appear on television for the very first time on KHJ-TV's Boss City in February of 1967. Hosted by DJ Sam Riddle, this episode was broadcast on February 18th at 6:00pm and features the W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band, and the Hearts And Flowers. Boss City aired for one hour in color on Saturdays from September 1966 for several years on local television station KHJ-TV, with a theme song of the same title performed by its house band The Young Men. During the month of February 1967, Break On Through is The Doors first and latest single release and is most likely the song performed. Interviews with the performing groups are known to have taken place with the host and likely followed the performance.

While a performance on Boss City was previously known from May 20th 1967, this newly discovered first appearance was uncovered by MildEquator.com in late 2014. For years, it was presumed that The Doors performance on SHEBANG was their first-ever appearance on tv, however a newly confirmed performance date for that show has at last revealed that this performance on Boss City was in fact The Doors very first.

At the present date, no surviving copies of The Doors performances on Boss City have surfaced, however two photographs taken by Jasper Dailey during this filming are known. Only a few episodes of Boss City have survived as kinescopes, and the master footage is reportedly long gone.

Tracklist:
Break On Through > Interview

Photographers:
Jasper Dailey

Broadcasts:
02/18/1967 - KHJ-TV 6:00pm (Channel 9) - Los Angeles, CA

PHOTOGRAPH:

The Doors On Boss City © Jasper Dailey

THEME SONG:

A 7" pressing of Boss City's theme song by The Young Men

ARTICLE #1:

Newspaper: The Valley Times
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: November 25th - 1966
Copyright © The Valley Times

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ARTICLE #2:

Newspaper: The Valley Times
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: January 7th - 1967
Copyright © The Valley Times

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ARTICLE #3:

Newspaper: Long Beach Press-Telegram
Author: Terry Vernon
Publish Date: February 18th - 1967
Copyright © Long Beach Press-Telegram

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