Ray Manzarek (1939—2013)

[pokerfan]

The Doors have announced on the band’s official Facebook page that keyboardist and founding member Ray Manzarek has passed away at the age of 74. He had fought a long battle with duct cancer.

Manzarek is survived by his wife Dorothy, brothers Rick and James, son Pablo, Pablo’s wife Sharmin and their three children Noah, Apollo and Camille.

http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/05/20/ray-manzarek-keyboardist-for-the-doors-passes-away-at-74/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. ah. geeze. Rest in peace, Ray. Thanks for the tunes.

[pokerfan]

3. Can't imagine the Doors without his keyboards

The Doors lacked a bassist, so Manzarek usually played the bass parts on a Fender Rhodes piano. His signature sound is that of the Vox Continental combo organ, an instrument used by many other psychedelic rock bands of the era. He later used a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo combo organ (which looks like a Farfisa) because the Continental's plastic keys frequently broke, according to Manzarek.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Manzarek#Early_life_and_career

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. I will never forget the first time I heard Riders On The Storm. Epic Tune and Ray helped make it so

[cyberswede]

2. Ah man...

too bad.

[Ikonoklast]

5. Sail the eternal seas of higher perception.

Thanks, Ray.

[Loryn]

6. Oh wow.

Sorry to hear this.

[graywarrior]

7. Awww, he was great. What a bummer.

[graywarrior]

10. Now I'm reading this may be a hoax.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. just saw that, too

[Ptah]

13. The alleged hoax is from a satire site:

http://en.mediamass.net/blog/mediamass-project

The website “mediamass.net”

The website mediamass.net is the medium of our satire to expose with humour, exaggeration and ridicule the contemporary mass production and mass consumption that we observe

Also it will not only mock the procuders (mainstream media, journalists) as it is common when questioning and criticizing mass media, but also the consumers as one cannot exist without the other. Sensationalism, lack of verification of information, ethics and standards issues are only symptoms of the actual social and economic order. This is particularly obvious when observing the role of social networking sites in spreading rumours.

http://en.mediamass.net/people/ray-manzarek/deathhoax.html

[pokerfan]

14. WZLX has updated their page

UPDATE: Manzarek’s publicist has confirmed his passing with CBS News.

http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/05/20/ray-manzarek-keyboardist-for-the-doors-passes-away-at-74/

[graywarrior]

15. Thanx

[HarveyDarkey]

8. RIP Ray, thanks for the music

[pink-o]

9. LA Woman....he was just as amazing as Morrison was on that song!

I love it more than any other Doors' Song. It just epitomizes everything about them!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. the hoax was a hoax. why? Rest in Peace, Ray.

and why don't I have the candle icon?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

20. Here, have one of mine. :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. thanks

I guess I don't know the secret handshake

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

37. sure

[Tom Ripley]

26. I assume the hoaxters were referencing the "Jim Morrison isn't really dead" rumors...

I found it amusing

RIP, Ray Manzarek

[Tuesday Afternoon]

36. ah. could be right about that

a certain irony, I suppose.

[kwassa]

17. Manzarek was the key to "Light My Fire" and many other songs ...

"Love Me Two Times", "Break on Through to the Other Side"

Their first album was outrageously good.

[Bake]

34. The organ riff on Light My Fire has to be one of the most recognizable in all of rock.

Bake

[CrazyOrangeCat]

18. Brilliant guy. Unmistakable on the keys.

. . . and the steadiest bass player around. RIP.

[olddots]

19. He was a good guy not just another guy from a famous band

hopefully some of the stuff he did since the doors get mentioned .

[Joe Shlabotnik]

21. aw, that sucks.

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Were it not for Manzarek, the Doors may have been just another angst-y bar band. But his distinctive sound, composing and arranging skill made them stand out.

[nolabear]

22. I loved that guy. He loved having been one of the Doors so much. RIP. You saved me a time or two.

[Boomerproud]

23. I'm even more sad now-it's been a bad day.

He was my favorite member of The Doors. My youth really is slipping away.

[Aristus]

24. Masterful keyboardist.

Rest In Peace, Ray. Say 'hi' to Jim...

[Jeff R]

25. May his music continue:

In what ever place he is now gracing.

Last time I saw him and (Jim) live was in 1971, he was always one of the strongest Doors.

He was one that truly lived for his music. May his family be consoled on their loss

.

[applegrove]

27. I saw the "Back Doors" in the 1980s. Great music. RIP

[Tom Ripley]

28. The man is the reason why I bought a Vox Continental as a kid

Rest In Peace

[progressoid]

29. I know what I'll be listening to tonight.

RIP Ray.

[Iggo]

30. RAY !!!

[In_The_Wind]

31. Rest in peace Ray

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[Yavin4]

32. I'm lucky enough to be alive when the Doors happened

RIP Ray Manzarek.

[nomorenomore08]

33. Between Manzarek, Jon Lord, and Rob Collins from the Charlatans, the top 3 keyboardists

in rock'n'roll history are seemingly now gone...