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AtomicCrimsonRush 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14258 |
 Posted: May 21 2013 at 07:58 |
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RIP Ray Manzarek
In tribute to Rays incredible skill I post this Ray was a fantastic keyboardist for The Doors among others - he made his indelible mark in music history. Loved his work on Light My Fire, Crystal Ship, The End and especially Riders on the Storm. A legend greatly missed.
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Gerinski
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Joined: February 10 2010 Location: Barcelona Spain Status: Offline Points: 5154 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 07:58 |
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Sad loss
 I wonder who would know about the existence of the Rhodes piano bass was it not for Ray. Sorry for small pedantic correction on Ivan's comment but his organ (after having first used a Vox Continental combo) was a Gibson G101 which indeed looks quite like a Farfisa (btw at the right we can see a bit of the Vox Continental he used in the beginning).  |
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BaldFriede
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Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 06:39 |
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Jean and I just heard the news on the radio. Sad loss; one more excellent musician for St. Peter's ever growing house band.
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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rdtprog
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Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5288 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 03:55 |
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What! i just order the same day my first biography related to the band "Riders on the Storm", sad, very sad, i love the guy.
RIP |
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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
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Cactus Choir
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Joined: July 26 2008 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 03:27 |
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A wonderful musician, probably just as important to The Doors sound as Jim Morrison. You couldn't imagine the band without his otherworldly keyboards. My favourite:
RIP Ray. Edited by Cactus Choir - May 21 2013 at 03:27 |
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"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!"
"He's up the pub" |
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someone_else
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VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24348 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 03:13 |
This. RIP |
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Jim Garten
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Retired Admin & Razor Guru Joined: February 02 2004 Location: South England Status: Offline Points: 14693 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 02:26 |
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Instantly recognisable keyboard sound, which epitomised the 60s for me - a real loss to music.
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
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DaleHauskins
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Joined: December 23 2005 Location: So.California Status: Offline Points: 239 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 02:22 |
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of dearest friends in the world.legendary Jamaican bassist Phil Chen
has been touring with The Doors for years.We are all sad...http://www.hitparade.ch/forum.asp?status=edited&todo=viewthread&pages=&id=41301
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Ｄａｌｅ Ｈａｕｓｋｉｎｓ
(858) 401-2973 (310) 293-0432 https://artistecard.com/Dalehauskins |
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 02:14 |
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Help me I'm falling!
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hellogoodbye
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VIP member Joined: August 29 2011 Location: Troy Status: Offline Points: 7251 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 01:45 |
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humor4u1959
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Joined: April 02 2013 Status: Offline Points: 97 |
Posted: May 21 2013 at 00:18 |
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Just wanted to say I'm sad that we lost a great keyboardist today. Ray was a gem. Playing left hand bass live all the time and still doing what he did with his right hand was no easy trick. His style of playing contributed greatly to the Doors' music.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 21:41 |
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http://t.entertainment.msn.com/publicist-ray-manzarek-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74-1
Not a huge fan but still a fun band. RIP |
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 21:28 |
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Just found out
 . Sad, sad, sad.....................Bless you Ray, your keyboards and talent add so much colour to my life.....
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Finnforest
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 20:50 |
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Met him years ago doing a poetry gig with Michael McClure I believe. He wasn't the most friendly guy that night, but I don't fault him....it has to be a drag being approached by "enthusiastic" youngsters all the time
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 20:26 |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 20:14 |
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He was able to make magic with a modest Farfisa.
A real genius Iván
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 19:43 |
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Thanks for all the great music, Ray.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Floyd Steely
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 19:22 |
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One of the most unique and innovative musicians of his era, and certainly one of the most eloquent.
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twosteves
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Joined: May 01 2007 Location: NYC/Rhinebeck Status: Offline Points: 4092 |
Posted: May 20 2013 at 18:20 |
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Love The Doors and Ray's playing---very innovative and cool---Tony Banks mentioned him as an influence. RIP.
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DamoXt7942
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 18:18 |
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Sad news ...
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