Ray Manzarek
1939 - 2013 Known to fans worldwide as the talented Keyboardist and founding member from Legendary band ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek ‘s death came as a shock. After battling for some time with bile duct cancer, his fight sadly came to an end on 20th May 2013 at a hospital in Rosenheim, Germany aged 74. Robbie Krieger says: ‘I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and band mate. I’m glad to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him.’ Throughout his life he had accomplished many things, as well as being an exceptional musician he was also a bestselling author with works such as ‘Light My Fire’, ‘The Poet In Exile‘ and ‘Snake Moon’ and even a Grammy nominated musician. Ray will be missed dearly by family, friends and fans alike.
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