Riders On The Storm - Ben Ascherl & The Embers (Live, 1987)

Ben Ascherl - Vocal
Arnoud Holsboer - Guitar
Edgar van Eersel - Keyboard
Cover
Live 1987
Written by: John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzare and Jim Morrison in 1970.
'Riders on the Storm' is a song by American psychedelic rock band the Doors. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album and last with singer Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman, in June 1971. It reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S, #22 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 in the Netherlands.
'Riders on the Storm' is a psychedelic rock song. According to guitarist Robby Krieger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it was inspired by the country song '(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend,' written by Stan Jones and popularized by Vaughn Monroe. Portions of the song's lyrics were allegedly inspired by spree killer Billy Cook, whom Morrison referenced in a 1970 interview with The Village Voice, citing Cook as an inspiration for his short film HWY: An American Pastoral. Cook had killed six people, including a young family, while hitchhiking to California.