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Today's Morning Edition music is from "Light My Fire" by the Doors, which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago. 

It's one of the 45 iconic hits featured in a new book by Marc Meyers called "Anatomy of a Song." 

Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek told Myers that the band didn't use a bass player when they recorded the song. He played the bass part on a Fender keyboard with his left hand and the lead part with his right hand on a Vox organ. 

Manzarek says the bass line was inspired by one of his favorite songs "Blueberry Hill."

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Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek told author Marc Myers that the band didn't use a bass player when they recorded the song. He played the bass part on a Fender keyboard with his left hand and the lead part with his right hand on a Vox organ.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Light My Fire" by the Doors which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. It's one of the 45 iconic hits featured in a new book by Marc Meyers called Anatomy of a Song. Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek told Myers that the Doors didn't use a bass player when they recorded the song. He played the bass part on a Fender keyboard with his left hand and the lead part with his right hand on a Vox organ. Manzarek says the bass line was inspired by one of his favorite songs "Blueberry Hill."

'Blueberry Hill' influenced the Doors' hit 'Light My Fire'

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