Ray Manzarek passes away at age 74

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From The Doors Facebook page:
Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Passes Away at 74

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and James Manczarek.

Manzarek is best known for his work with The Doors who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with poet Jim Morrison. The Doors went on to become one of the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s, selling more than 100-million albums worldwide, and receiving 19 Gold, 14 Platinum and five multi-Platinum albums in the U.S. alone. "L.A.Woman," "Break On Through to the Other Side," "The End," "Hello, I Love You," and "Light My Fire" were just some of the band's iconic and ground-breaking songs. After Morrison's death in 1971, Manzarek went on to become a best-selling author, and a Grammy-nominated recording artist in his own right. In 2002, he revitalized his touring career with Doors' guitarist and long-time collaborator, Robby Krieger.

"I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," said Krieger. "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."

Manzarek is survived by his wife Dorothy, brothers Rick and James Manczarek, son Pablo Manzarek, Pablo's wife Sharmin and their three children Noah, Apollo and Camille. Funeral arrangements are pending. The family asks that their privacy be respected at this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, please make a memoriam donation in Ray Manzarek's name at www.standup2cancer.org
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I love The Doors! This is so sad! RIP Ray. :goodbye:
 
R.I.P Ray :(


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I saw this pop up in my Yahoo! News thingy and I was like "What? No way!!!" I'm not much of a Doors fan but I will say he was pretty damn awesome. RIP :(
 
The man played a huge part in Doors' sound. Not much of a fan of theirs but this guy was truly a great. R.I.P.
 
The Flash said:
The man played a huge part in Doors' sound. Not much of a fan of theirs but this guy was truly a great. R.I.P.
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A great rock keyboardist.

I am actually genuinely depressed about his passing. He always seemed like such a happy and down to earth guy and he kept The Doors legacy and music going after Jim's death. Didn't know his health had deteriorated that bad in recent years.


 
mckindog said:
And writer of one of the best-known riffs in music: How many songs are as instantly recognizable as Light My Fire?
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Genius keyboard lick right there. And you're absolutely right, not just one of the greatest rock keyboardist ever, but also a spectacular writer, conductor on stage, the man with the vision for the band and the man who saw the talents in Jim Morrison.

I've got the two Boston 1970 shows, and the four Felt Forum Madison Square Garden 1970 shows lined up to listen to tonight! :edmetal:
 
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