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From The Doors To X, Ray Manzarek’s Legacy – In His Own Words

Yesterday, The Doors’ Ray Manzarek, who provided the classic keyboard riffs that became synonymous with the band’s most iconic songs, lost his battle to cancer at the age of 74. Musicians ranging from Slash to American […]

2013/05/21

The Doors Wouldn’t Have Been The Doors Without Ray Manzarek

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek helped truly define the Doors’ sound. Despite Jim Morrison’s distinct howls and Robbie Krieger’s rock-solid blues riffs, it was Manzarek’s keys that took the band to another level and made their sound wholly unique at the time.

2013/05/20

Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Succumbs To Cancer

Keyboardist and founding Doors member Ray Manzarek passed away today at 12:31 PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer, according to a post on the Doors’ official […]

2013/05/20

Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist For The Doors, Passes Away At 74

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.

2013/05/20

The Doors? There’s An App For That!

A new iPad app, released for sale Monday, May 6th, tracks the careers of the rock legends The Doors. The app features immersive multimedia, cloud integration with iTunes and a ready connection to Facebook – […]

2013/05/07

Cops And Rockers: Jim Morrison’s Mysterious Miami Incident

The brief but extraordinary career of Doors frontman Jim Morrison is peppered with controversial moments, mostly in live settings with thousands of witnesses. The infamous (legendary?) Miami incident of 1969, however, stands tall above the rest of his shenanigans, and is made almost mythical based on the varying accounts of what actually happened.

2013/04/05

Jim Morrison Says ‘Fat Is Beautiful’ In Lost Interview From 1969

In a lost interview conducted by Howard Smith in 1969, Jim Morrison revealed that he, like many other collegians, put on a lot of pounds and ponders why society has an obsession with being overweight. […]

2013/04/04

Diary Extra: The Doors Release Self-Titled Debut Album

Forty-six years ago today, The Doors released their self-titled debut LP under Elektra Records. The name of their record label was quite fitting, as the rock world practically turned upside-down with the fiery, volatile Jim Morrison and the eclectic, surprisingly literate brand of rock & roll the band brought to the forefront of the industry.

2013/01/04

From Fleetwood Mac To Motown, Aaron Neville To Zeppelin: 15 Reasons 2013 Will Rock

2012 saw the return of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Aerosmith and (sort of) Led Zeppelin. 2013 promises lots of great albums, films and tours from some of music’s greatest legends.

2013/01/03

Ray Manzarek On X: ‘We Had The Best Of Times’

When most music fans hear the name “Ray Manzarek,” most likely they immediately think of The Doors. But he had a great “act 2″ in the ’80s, as producer for the legendary L.A. punk rock band X. He helmed their first four LPs: 1980′s Los Angeles, 1981′s Wild Gift, 1982′s Under The Big Black Sun and 1983′s More Fun In The New World.

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