- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRaymond Daniel Manczarek Jr.
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Ray Manzarek was born on February 12, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and composer, known for Army of the Dead (2021), Strange Days (1995) and The X Files (1998). He was married to Dorothy Manzarek. He died on May 20, 2013 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.
- SpouseDorothy Manzarek(December 21, 1967 - May 20, 2013) (his death, 1 child)
- Would incorporate the works of Coltrane and other jazz artists into his organ solos. (The Coltrane allusion specifically refers to block and minor chord vamping behind long instrumental solos and is associated with Coltrane's 1960 version of "My Favorite Things" and its influence on The Doors' "Light My Fire".)
- His glasses
- Ability to play both the keyboard and bass parts of a song simultaneously.
- Keyboard player with The Doors.
- He and The Doors were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6901 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Doors) in 1993.
- Attended UCLA film school with fellow The Doors band member Jim Morrison--Ray for a Master of Fine Arts, Morrison for an undergraduate degree.
- He played keyboards on "Craigslist", 'Weird Al' Yankovic's style parody of The Doors.
- Maybe, maybe we can make the world a better place to live and to love and to get high...'cause it sure ain't that now, man!
- Johnny Depp has beatnik blood.
- When I got the call to say Jim [Jim Morrison] had died in Paris I refused to take it seriously. Our manager, Bill Siddons, flew to Paris to establish the truth--but by the time he got there Jim had been buried. The coroner said that death was due to a hemorrhage brought on by a heart attack, which was caused by taking a too-hot bath after a heavy drinking spree.
- I miss him [Jim Morrison] every day. What great company he was. Talk about going to the pub and having a couple of beers with the guy--Morrison was perfect. He's been haunting me for some 40 years now, and I miss him every day.
- [on collaborating with slide-guitar master Roy Rogers] It's simple. You just change focus and adjust your mind. It's as easy as taking off your Giants cap and putting on your Dodgers cap. Everybody loves a blues show. Republicans and Democrats, alike, love the blues.
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