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Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. was an American keyboardist, vocalist, and music producer. He is best known as a member of the rock band the Doors, co-founding the group in 1965 with fellow UCLA Film School graduate Jim Morrison. Manzarek is credited for his innovative playing and abilities on organ-style keyboard instruments.
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entertainment · American keyboardist (1939–2013) · director · keyboardist · composer · poet · record producer · pianist · singer · musician · also Ray Manzarek, Raymond Daniel Manzarek, Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Raymond Manzarek, Manzarek
Born 12 February 1939 · Died 20 May 2013 · Q108912
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2020· 2 entries
Forbes: ‘The Doors: Break On Thru A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek’ Looks At The Musical Genius Behind One Of The Most Seminal Rock Bands In History
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Los Angeles Daily News: The Doors’ Ray Manzarek will be celebrated with theatrical concert documentary
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2019· 1 entry
Ultimate Classic Rock: Doors Announce Ray Manzarek Tribute Documentary
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2016· 1 entry
At the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, Densmore and Krieger reunited for the first time in 15 years to perform in tribute to Manzarek and benefit Stand Up to Cancer
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2013· 10 entries
CBS News: Ray Manzarek remembered by Doors bandmates, rockers
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CNN: The Doors plan tribute concert for Ray Manzarek
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Released album “Twisted Tales”.
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Laweekly: Ray Manzarek Remembered By Colleagues and Fans
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KCRW: Ray Manzarek 1939-2013
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Elite Daily: What Generation-Y Can Learn From Ray Manzarek
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Westword: R.I.P., Ray Manzarek: The Doors’ keyboardist dies at 74
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Reuters: Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
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Manzarek died at a hospital in Rosenheim, Germany, at the age of 74
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Died 2013-05-20.
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2012· 1 entry
Released album “The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Translucent Blues”.
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2009· 1 entry
Manzarek collaborated with "Weird Al" Yankovic by playing keyboards on the single "Craigslist", which is a pastiche of the Doors
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Ballads Before the Rain”.
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2007· 2 entries
Manzarek hosted a program on BBC Radio 2 about the 40th anniversary of the recording of "Light My Fire" and the group's musical and spiritual influences
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Released album “Bleeding Paradise”.
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2006· 3 entries
Released album “Love Her Madly”.
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Released album “Atonal Head”.
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Collaborated with composer and trumpeter Bal
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “Freshly Dug”.
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2000· 2 entries
Co-wrote and directed the film Love Her Madly, which was credited to a story idea by Morrison
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A collaboration poetry album titled Freshly Dug was released with British singer, poet, actor, and pioneer punk rocker Darryl Read
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “The Doors Myth and Reality”.
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Carmina Burana”.
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And their last poetical and musical collaboration was in 2007 with the album Bleeding Paradise
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1993· 2 entries
Released album “Love Lion”.
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Released album “Beat Existentialist”.
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1974· 3 entries
Released album “The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control”.
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Manzarek played in several groups, most notably Nite City
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Released album “The Golden Scarab”.
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1967· 1 entry
With Morrison and his longtime companion Pamela Courson attending
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1965· 2 entries
With fellow UCLA Film School graduate Jim Morrison
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Manzarek removed the 'C' from his surname Manczarek around when the Doors started playing gigs in 1965.
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1962· 1 entry
Receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree in cinematography in 1965
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1956· 1 entry
Manzarek matriculated at DePaul University, where he played piano in his fraternity's jazz band (the Beta Pi Mu Combo), participated in intramural football, served as treasurer of the Speech Club, and organized a charity
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1939· 1 entry
Born 1939-02-12.
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