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Post by Jesse on May 20, 2013 18:01:00 GMT -5
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of 1960s rock group The Doors has died at the age of 74, the group's manager Tom Vitorino has said.
Keyboardist Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, following a battle with bile duct cancer, the band said in a statement.
Singer Jim Morrison and Manzarek formed The Doors in 1965 after a chance meeting at Los Angeles' Venice Beach, and Manzarek's keyboard work would go on to be a touchstone of hits like "Break On Through to the Other Side" and "Light My Fire."
"I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger said in a statement.
"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, who was born in Chicago in 1939, is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two brothers, a son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
He died surrounded by his wife and brothers in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany.
The Doors sold more than a hundred million album worldwide. Singer Jim Morrison died in 1971 aged 27 in Paris of a suspected heart failure.
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Post by Frank on May 20, 2013 18:54:15 GMT -5
Ive never been a Doors fan. But I can't deny their influence on rock music. R.I.P
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Post by Ricky on May 20, 2013 19:56:21 GMT -5
I like the doors a lot...sad news RIP!
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Post by snakesandladders on May 22, 2013 9:26:22 GMT -5
Considered one of the forefathers of psychedelic rock....I nearly fell off my rocking chair when I heard this very sad news....a huge loss for music:(
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Post by kim on May 24, 2013 9:51:52 GMT -5
I was saddened to hear of Rays passing. I've always been a fan of The Doors along with a fan of the books and news that I have read about their influence on music over the many, many years.
Rays keyboards were a totally unique part of the bands sound right from the beginning.
I'm thankful for the legacy of the music that lives on, that Ray, Jim, Robby and John has given us.
I have a documentary dvd that I purchased some time ago and never had time to watch it...now might be a good time.
Thanks Kim
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Post by Donny Doom on May 26, 2013 5:53:40 GMT -5
Ray Manzarek will be missed, but not forgotten!! I adore what he brought to the sound of the Doors.
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