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Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
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Ray Manzarek, keyboardist, producer, and founding member of the Doors, died today from complications related to bile duct cancer. He passed away in a medical facility in Rosenheim, Germany, according to a press release. He was 74.
Manzarek was best known as the Doors' founding keyboardist, forming the band with Jim Morrison in 1965. That organ sound associated strongly with the Doors-- "Light My Fire", "Hello I Love You", "Break on Through", to name a few-- came from Manzarek.
After the Doors, Manzarek went on to record a number of solo records and was a member of Nite City alongside Noah James and Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison. He collaborated with such artists as Iggy Pop, Echo and the Bunnymen, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and X.
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Mon May 20, 2013 6:32 pm
Algren
now we know
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Re: Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
RIP.
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Mon May 20, 2013 6:58 pm
Caius
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Re: Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
I dislike The Doors.
Mon May 20, 2013 10:25 pm
David
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Re: Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
They do seem to generate a fair bit of hate among the titans of the era. I admit Jim Morrison's lyrics can be hide-under-the-sofa cringe worthy now and then ("Ghosts crowd the child's fragile eggshell mind"), but I still dig them a lot. And his post-Doors career is very solid, particularly his time with X as a creative guide and producer.
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Mon May 20, 2013 10:48 pm
Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
Good song choice for this thread though
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Mon May 20, 2013 11:51 pm
Algren
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Re: Another door closes. Ray Manzarek dies at 74
Caius wrote:
I dislike The Doors.
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