Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today,” Doors guitarist Robby Krieger said in a statement.

What happened Ray Manzarek?

Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today,” Doors guitarist Robby Krieger said in a statement.

What did Ray Manzarek do after The Doors?

After the demise of The Doors, Manzarek recorded with a band of his own called Nite City and in the ’80s produced four albums for the L.A. punk band X.

How old is Ray Manzarek?

74 years (1939–2013)Ray Manzarek / Age at death

What kind of organ did Ray Manzarek use?

Vox Continental organ
If ever there was a sonic siren that could compete with Jim Morrison’s haunting vocals, it was the piercing, throbbing wail of Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek’s Vox Continental organ.

What happened to Ray from The Doors?

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and a founding member of The Doors, died Monday in Germany. He was 74. A statement from publicist Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald said Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer.

Are there any surviving members of The Doors?

Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger are the band’s only surviving members. Morrison died in 1971 and keyboardist Ray Manzarek passed in 2013.

Was Ray Manzarek in the military?

After his time at DePaul University, Ray Manzarek enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in both Japan and Thailand as part of the Army Security Agency. However, his civil duty could not keep him away from his taste for music – while in Thailand, he would entertain soldiers by playing tunes on the piano.

How many members of the Doors are still alive in 2021?

They put signs naming both streets on the same pole in front of a stately, two-story home. The Doors formed in 1965 in LA’s beachfront community of Venice, where last year’s Day of the Doors celebration was held. Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger are the band’s only surviving members.

Did Jim Morrison serve in the military?

Jim Morrison, Navy brat. It’s fairly well known to students of pop culture and classic rock aficionados that the father of The Doors’ frontman Jim Morrison was a flag officer in the US Navy.

Where was Axl Rose stationed in the Army?

Axl Rose – The subject of Axl’s military career is shrouded in controversy. According to some sources, Axl served in the Army and was stationed in Germany in the early 1980s.

How did Ray Manzarek of the doors die?

The Doors’ founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He was 74. The artist had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer. The Doors formed in 1965 after Manzarek happened to meet Jim Morrison on California’s Venice Beach.

Who was Ray Manzarek?

Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 60s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. He formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

What happened to the doors?

The mythology surrounding The Doors has centered largely on its lead singer, Jim Morrison, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1971. Morrison is still considered one of rock music’s tortured poets and sex gods, but instrumentally, The Doors’ distinctive sound was based on Ray Manzarek’s keyboard playing.

What did Ray Manzarek say about judge going order?

MANZAREK: In the courtroom, the audience is going ehhhhhh, judge going order in the court, order in the court here. And once they read that in court, I knew it was a total fiasco because he had never done it. He didn’t do it. DAVIES: Ray Manzarek of The Doors, speaking with Terry Gross in 1998. We’ll hear more after a break. This is FRESH AIR.