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Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74 in Germany | Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74 in Germany |
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Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. | Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s 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. | He formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. |
Manzarek, who had battled bile duct cancer for many years, died in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, with his wife and brothers at his bedside. | |
The Doors found fame in the 1960s with hits such as The End, Break on Through to the Other Side and Hello I Love You. | The Doors found fame in the 1960s with hits such as The End, Break on Through to the Other Side and Hello I Love You. |
They sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and Manzarek became one of the best-known keyboardists of his era, his artistry colouring tracks like Riders on the Storm and Light my Fire. | They sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and Manzarek became one of the best-known keyboardists of his era, his artistry colouring tracks like Riders on the Storm and Light my Fire. |
In his latter years, Manzarek played in other bands and, in 1998, wrote a best-selling memoir, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors. | In his latter years, Manzarek played in other bands and, in 1998, wrote a best-selling memoir, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors. |
Drummer John Densmore paid tribute to Manzarek, saying he felt "totally in sync" with his "musical brother". | |
"There was no keyboard player on the planet more appropriate to support Jim Morrison's words," he added. | |
Guitarist Robbie Krieger, who continued to play with Manzarek following Morrison's death on 3 July 1971, said he was "deeply saddened" to hear the news. | |
"I'm just glad to have been able 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," he said. | |
The original line-up, which included drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robbie Krieger, made six albums in their six years together. | |
The death of Morrison, who died of heart failure in a bath in Paris, effectively spelled the end for the band, although Chicago-born Manzarek took on singing duty. |