Ray Manzarek (1939 - 2013) 'Doors' Co-Founder Was 74

Ray Manzarek (1939 - 2013)

Ray Manzarek Dead: 'Doors' Co-Founder Was 74

“While [Jim] Morrison, with his proto-celebrity lifestyle and tragic end, forever will remain the face of The Doors, you could argue Manzarek's keyboard work was every bit as important and helped balance some of the singer's more over-the-top moments.

His creepy organ line on "Light My Fire" adds a weirdo menace to what outwardly is a rock 'n' roll pick-up song. And his after-hours, lounge style on "Riders On the Storm" transforms that song into an epic unlike anything else the band ever did.” 

– The Canadian Press/Huffington Post, May 20 2013