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Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the rock band the Doors, co-founding the group in 1965 with fellow UCLA Film School student Jim Morrison. Manzarek is credited for his innovative playing and abilities on organ -style keyboard instruments.
As TMZ reports, Ray Manzarek died from bile duct cancer in Germany in 2013. Throughout his life, Manzarek remained idealistic about his former band, The Doors. In response to Oliver Stone's 1991 biopic, "The Doors" (per IMDb) Manzarek explained that Morrison, himself, and their former band mates were about freedom and brotherhood. Stone's movie ...
Ray Manzarek was the architect of The Doors’ intoxicating sound. His evocative keyboard playing fused rock, jazz, blues, classical and an array of other styles into something utterly, dazzlingly new, and his restless artistic explorations continued unabated for the rest of his life.
Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.
Ray Manzarek, who as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the Doors helped shape one of the indelible bands of the psychedelic era, died on Monday at a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. He was 74.
Out of print since 1996, Ray tells all the stories from his roots on the south side of Chicago through his time with Jim Morrison and The Doors. Listen today on Spotify and YouTube. Scroll down and click the images to explore the site.
Manzarek, who was responsible for the piercing electric organ sound on “Light My Fire” and most of the L.A. group’s cornerstone songs, died Monday at a medical clinic in Rosenheim,...
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and ...
Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of the Los Angeles rock band The Doors, died in a clinic in Germany on Monday after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer, according to his...
Ray graduated from De Paul on June 8th, 1960 and would enroll in Law School at UCLA soon after. While attending DePaul, Ray and his brothers started their own rock and roll band called “Rick and the Ravens”. Ray was the lead singer and used the stage name, “Screamin’ Ray Daniels”.