With which band did Ray Manzarek play keyboards?
"""Beyond Good and Evil"" was released. The band enjoyed radio success initially with the single ""Rise"", until the band had a falling out with Atlantic and they ended all commercial promotions and radio play for the album. Astbury described the fight with the record label as ""soul destroying""; disillusioned, he brought The Cult to another hiatus in 2002. Astbury became lead singer of The Doors of the 21st Century in 2002. The group featured original Doors members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek. In 2003, Astbury also performed with surviving members of MC5 at the 100 Club in London, before finally"
"Manzarek's death in 2013 at the age of 74. Three of the band's studio albums, ""The Doors"", ""L.A. Woman"", and ""Strange Days"", were featured in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, at positions 42, 362, and 407 respectively. According to ""The Washington Post""s Martin Weil, the band rose to the center of the counterculture of the 1960s. The Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. The Doors began with a meeting between acquaintances Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, both of whom had attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, on"
"emulated by the Yamaha DX7 with a patch (known as the DX7 Rhodes) that was popular during the 1980s, and caused several players to abandon the Rhodes in favor of the DX7. The Doors' Ray Manzarek began using Rhodes instruments when the band was formed in 1965. He played bass parts on a Piano Bass with his left hand, while playing organ with his right. He also played a full-size Rhodes on later studio recordings, such as ""Riders on the Storm"". Manzarek later said, ""If Mr. Rhodes hadn’t created the keyboard bass, the Doors would never have existed."" The Rhodes"
"Rick & the Ravens Rick & the Ravens, founded in 1961, is the band Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Jim Morrison were in before renaming themselves the Doors in the latter half of 1965. The band recorded three singles on Aura Records and a demo acetate containing six songs that were later released on Doors' albums. The band initially consisted of Rick Manczarek on guitar, Jim Manczarek on organ and harmonica, Patrick Stonier on saxophone, Roland Biscaluz on bass and Vince Thomas on drums. The drummer and bass player were initially not permanent members, but asked to join whenever a"
"a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 2001 until his death in 2013. USA Today defined him as ""one of the best keyboardists ever."" Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. He was born to Helena and Raymond Manczarek Sr., and was of Polish descent. Growing up, he took private piano lessons from Bruno Michelotti and others. He originally wanted to play basketball, but he wanted to play only power forward or center. When he was sixteen his coach insisted either he play guard or"
"Ray Manzarek, during his collaboration with Stooges' lead singer Iggy Pop. When The New Order's first singer Jeff Spry was forced to quit the band (due to jail time incurred from a drinking/quaalude related DUI coupled with failure to perform community service), The New Order's first drummer, K.J. Knight, recommended Dave Gilbert as a replacement. K.J. and Gilbert had both been veterans of the 1971/1972 incarnations of Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes. After keyboardist Scott Thurston quit, his position was filled by a second guitarist, Ray Gunn, another Detroit veteran who was recommended by Dennis Thompson. Leading up to the making"
"line with his left hand on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, while performing the other keyboard parts on a Vox Continental using his right hand. After the recording session, producer Paul A. Rothchild brought in session musician Larry Knechtel to overdub a Fender Precision Bass guitar to double the keyboard bass line. When the Doors played the song at live concerts, Manzarek used the Fender Rhodes Piano Bass without augmentation. The band appeared on various TV shows, such as ""American Bandstand"", miming to a playback of the single. However, ""Light My Fire"" was performed live by the Doors on ""The"
"and took lessons for a few months. He bounced around genres, including flamenco, folk, blues, and jazz and played in a jug band—the Back Bay Chamber Pot Terriers—at Menlo. After high school, Krieger attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. Krieger listed guitarists Wes Montgomery, Albert King, and Larry Carlton among the biggest influences on his style. Krieger's flamenco guitar playing can be found present in the song ""Spanish Caravan"". Krieger became a member of the Doors in 1965, joining keyboard player Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and vocalist Jim Morrison, after Manzarek's brothers left the group. At an early"
"electric guitar pioneer, bought Mr. Rhodes's company in 1959 and began manufacturing the Piano Bass, a keyboard instrument with the bottom 32 notes of a piano. The Doors' keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, was one of the most prominent musicians to use the Piano Bass; he also gave the later Fender Rhodes piano a showcase in the song <nowiki>""</nowiki>Riders on the Storm.<nowiki>""</nowiki> CBS bought Fender's instrument company in 1965. Working for CBS, Mr. Rhodes introduced the 73-note Fender Rhodes Suitcase Piano, which combined a keyboard, amplifier and speaker cabinets. In 1970, the company started making the Stage Piano, without the speakers, which"
"was that of the Vox Continental combo organ, an instrument used by many other psychedelic rock bands of the era. He later used a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo combo organ (which looks like a Farfisa) because the Continental's plastic keys frequently broke. During the Morrison era, Manzarek was the group's regular backing vocalist. He occasionally sang lead, as exemplified by covers of Muddy Waters's ""Close To You"" (released on 1970s ""Absolutely Live"") and ""You Need Meat (Don't Go No Further)"" (recorded during the ""L.A. Woman"" sessions and initially released as the B-side of ""Love Her Madly""). He went on to share"
"Phil Chen Phil Chen is a well-known Jamaican bassist. He was one of England's most utilized session bassists during the 1970s and 1980s, including Jeff Beck, and the Rod Stewart band from 1977 to 1980, but is probably best known for his later work with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors. Phillip Chen was born and spent much of his early life in Kingston, Jamaica. He is of Chinese ancestry. He attended St. George's College and played in the Vikings in the 1960s and in bands on the club circuit in Kingston before relocating to England in the"
"attempt featuring on 2003's ""."" In 2011 Rick Manzarek gathered a new band for Rick & the Ravens, playing guitar with Rob Stanfield singing and playing rhythm guitar, Steve Cress on lead guitar, Pete Tebow on bass, Paul Estrip on drums, and Scott Ferris playing harmonica. With a sound ranging from traditional blues to garage rock, they started recording a new demo in October 2011. The singles were meant as promotional material only. They were never in wide circulation, nor were they even meant to be published outside the promotional circuits. On the ""Soul Train / Geraldine"" single, the artist"
"and melodies. Organ trios were a widely used type of jazz ensemble in the 1950s and 1960s to play hard bop. Organ trios are sometimes used in rock as well. The Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek used a keyboard bass to play the bass lines. Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore would act as an organ trio with the addition of singer Jim Morrison. New Orleans or Dixieland jazz bands occasionally use tuba, sousaphone, or bass saxophone in place of the double bass that was common in 1920s-era jazz bands. This tradition developed from the origins of New Orleans"
"Mandrake Memorial Mandrake Memorial was an American psych/progressive rock band active 1967-1970, known for their Baroque sound and unique songwriting. The Mandrake Memorial formed in late 1967 when producer/promoter Larry Schreiber was asked to put together a house band for Manny Rubin's downtown Philadelphia club, The Trauma. Schreiber started with Michael Kac (pronounced ""Katz""), a folksinger/guitarist/banjoist/keyboardist who was already a regular performer at both The Trauma and Rubin's other club, The Second Fret. Kac had been in a band called The Candymen, later known as Cat's Cradle, recently broken up (Schreiber had been their manager). Guitarist Kim King (of Lothar"
"Venice, CA, a larger spacious studio designed by Vincent Van Hoff. Today, Hen House Studios continues developing musicians, making music and videos and its ever-evolving music label. Former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek has composed for Hen House label improvisational music collaborating with the Spoken Words of poet Michael C. Ford Drummer John Densmore, also formally a member of the Doors, also did collaborative work under the Hen House label. Native American singer and actor Floyd Red Crow Westerman's ""A Tribute to Johnny Cash"" (2006) was also produced under this label, along with and Maria Vidal's ""Living in Radical Radiance"" (2009)."
"Grammy Hall of Fame. It has been reissued several times on CD, including a 2007 remaster and a 2017 ""50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition."" In 2015, the Library of Congress selected ""The Doors"" for inclusion in the National Recording Registry based on its cultural, artistic or historical significance. The Doors' final lineup was formed in mid-1965 after Ray Manzarek's two brothers left and Robby Krieger joined. Krieger had only been playing the electric guitar for six months when he was invited to become a member of the band. The group also featured jazz-influenced drummer John Densmore and the charismatic, and later"
"band changed its name to the Doors a month after they had recorded the demo. Robby Krieger joined on guitar in October 1965, having earlier performed with Densmore in the Psychedelic Rangers. The Doors were initially a quintet, but when Manzarek decided to handle the bass duties with the newly introduced Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Pat Sullivan was dropped from the line-up in December 1965, ultimately ending up with the ""classic"" Doors line-up of Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger, and Densmore. All songs from the Rick & the Ravens demo appear, in re-recorded and sometimes amended form, on later Doors releases. ""End"
"tracks on his 2008 album ""Firebird VII"", which also featured Charles Hayward. Manzanera was determined to join a professional band, and in October 1971 he was one of about twenty players who auditioned as lead guitarist for the recently formed art rock band Roxy Music. Manzanera displayed a wide-ranging interest in music. Influenced by his childhood sojourns in Latin America, and his stints at boarding school, he came to know several prominent musicians including Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who was a friend of his older brother. Although the group were impressed with his abilities, Manzanera"
"and Ray Manzarek."" Having completed a degree in physics in the 70s, Walker was working for the Weapons Research Establishment, when he helped form Cold Chisel. Walker moved to Kings Cross in Sydney in 1976, and stayed there for more than three decades. Kings Cross locations (including Springfield Avenue, Forbes Street, Sweethearts and the El Alamein Fountain) are mentioned in many of his songs. From the earliest days Walker was the creative songwriting force for Cold Chisel. He became known for his passionate and raw lyrical observations on the Australian society and culture of the time. His songwriting credits include"
"it became clear that Copeland would not return and Dennis was the new permanent drummer for the band. He has remained with them ever since, throughout all of their name changes. Ty Dennis Ty Dennis (born January 19, 1971) is an American drummer best known for his work with The Doors revival band Manzarek-Krieger and the Robby Krieger Band. Ty was born in 1971 and grew up in Garden Grove, California, near Disneyland. He graduated from Garden Grove High School, the Argonauts, in 1989. His father is an accomplished jazz drummer. He spent his childhood there before moving to Los"
"Venice Beach in July 1965. Morrison told Manzarek he had been writing songs (Morrison said ""I was taking notes at a fantastic rock'n'roll concert going on in my head"") and with Manzarek's encouragement sang ""Moonlight Drive"". The members came from a varied musical background of jazz, rock, blues, and folk idioms. Keyboardist Manzarek was in a band called Rick & the Ravens with his brothers Rick and Jim, while drummer John Densmore was playing with the Psychedelic Rangers and knew Manzarek from meditation classes. In August 1965, Densmore joined the group, which had been renamed the Doors. The five (Morrison"
"Julian Mandrake Julian Kayl Mandrake (born June 23, 1970 in San Diego, CA) is a guitarist best known for his work with the bands Canvas, Mothers Anthem, and Blue October Julian's career in rock music began growing up in Lubbock, Texas where he found his passion for music at a young age. He was the lead guitarist for ""Brother Love"", working with Robert Wagner on vocals, Phil Galacia on bass and Xavier Muriel (of Buckcherry) on drums. In 1998 they released an eponymous album that was produced by Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, KISS). He also played lead guitar"
"on guitar, Jim Manzarek on harmonica, and Patricia ""Pat"" Hansen (""née"" Sullivan, from Patty and the Esquires, the band she had with Chuck Oakes whom she later married) on bass guitar. The only future Doors member not in the band and not featured on the demo is guitarist Robby Krieger. Both Jim and Rick Manzarek were disappointed by the response the demo received after attempting to promote it, and they, along with Sullivan, were additionally not impressed with Morrison's songs. Subsequently, Rick and Jim Manzarek quit the band, stating they felt it was ""going nowhere fast"". At Morrison's suggestion, the"
"Manson, Kiss, Helmet, Dubwar, Grinspoon and Superheist, as well as playing shows with The Prodigy, Deftones, The Living End, Fear Factory, The Mark of Cain, Cosmic Psychos, The Avalanches, Shihad and Bodyjar. The band split up in 1998. Adam Pedretti later joined Killing Heidi, Declan de Barra played briefly with a completely new line-up and they released a single ""Pathogen"" before folding. De Barra then formed Clann Zu. Andrew Day went on to found the electronic project Nightswimmer and then the London U.K based post-punk band The Sound Movement whose first album was released on Oxford label Truck Records. Non-Intentional"
"replacement, joining on 14 February 1972. His bandmates at this time were Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Paul Thompson, Andy Mackay, and Graham Simpson. Roxy Music's rise was meteoric, with the band being hailed as a major stylistic influence of the early 1970s. During the next 12 years, until 1983 when the band members went on a ""long break,"" Roxy Music released a series of internationally best-selling albums, achieving ten UK Top Ten albums and touring extensively throughout the world. Although Ferry had sole writing credit on the first two LPs, and his work writing dominated the group's output, Manzanera was"
"Phil Lanzon Philip James ""Phil"" Lanzon (born 23 March 1950) is the keyboardist for British rock group Uriah Heep since 1986. Lanzon has worked both as a session musician and sideman with Grand Prix, Grant & Forsyth, John Lawton (former Uriah Heep-member), Mick Ronson, Chris Spedding, and Sweet, among others. At the age of eight Lanzon learned to play the piano. In 1966, he played in his first band called The Loose Ends. Covers of soul songs were played. With this band Lanzon tours through Europe. Thereafter he played with The Cats Pyjamas from 1968 until 1969. With this one"
"and as a keyboardist for Roxy Music. Carrack issued his first solo album, 1980's ""Nightbird"". It was not a commercial success. In 1981, Glenn Tilbrook recruited Carrack to join Squeeze as a replacement for long-time keyboardist Jools Holland. This new Squeeze line-up achieved international success with the album ""East Side Story"", with Carrack as vocalist on the song ""Tempted"", their biggest US hit at the time. However, by 1982, Carrack had left the band and was replaced by keyboardist Don Snow. Beginning in late 1981, Carrack joined Nick Lowe in a band that featured Lowe, Carrack, Martin Belmont on guitar,"
"Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison. The Doors would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and are considered one of the greatest rock groups of all time, with Morrison being considered one of the greatest rock frontmen. Venice would also be the birthplace of another legendary rock band in the 1980s in Jane's Addiction. Perry Farrell, frontman and founder of Lollapalooza, was a longtime Venice resident until 2010. Venice in the 1980s also had a large number of bands playing music known as crossover thrash, a hardcore punk/thrash metal musical hybrid. The most notable"
"Beach. Living on the rooftop of a building inhabited by his old UCLA cinematography friend, Dennis Jacobs, he wrote the lyrics of many of the early songs the Doors would later perform live and record on albums, the most notable being ""Moonlight Drive"" and ""Hello, I Love You."" According to Manzarek, he lived on canned beans and LSD for several months. Morrison and fellow UCLA student Ray Manzarek were the first two members of the Doors, forming the group during that summer. They had met months earlier as cinematography students. The story claims that Manzarek was lying on the beach"
"rock group"". Paul Thompson responded to the advertisement and joined the band in June 1971. Bunn left the group at the end of the summer of 1971, and in October, Roxy advertised in ""Melody Maker"" seeking the ""Perfect Guitarist"". The successful applicant was David O'List, former guitarist with The Nice. Phil Manzanera -- soon to become a group member -- was one of about twenty other players who also auditioned. Although he did not initially make the band as a guitarist, the group were impressed enough with Manzanera that he was invited to become Roxy Music's roadie, an offer which"
"the score for the independent film ""The Failures"". In 2011, Ray joined with Oliver Leiber to form The Bayonets. After decades of performing, writing and recording with musical artists, Brian Ray released his first solo album, ""Mondo Magneto"", on October 16, 2006 through his record label ""Whooray Records"". ""People have always asked me when I was going to do my own thing"", Ray said, ""I guess I was just busy."" Musicians on ""Mondo Magneto"" include Scott Shriner from Weezer, Davey Faragher from Elvis Costello's band, as well as Abe Laboriel, Jr., Wix Wickens and Rusty Anderson from Paul McCartney's band."
"album, ""The Last Stage"". Rob Kendrick Rob Kendrick is an English rock guitarist, best known as guitarist for the English band, Trapeze. Trapeze had major musical success in the 1970s and early 1980s with their single, ""Black Cloud"". Trapeze, broke up in the 1980s. Glenn Hughes, the original bass player left the band to join Deep Purple, and shortly afterwards, Dave Holland, drummer, left the line-up to join Judas Priest. Mel Galley, the original guitarist, left the band shortly after and joined Whitesnake. Kendrick continued touring the United States, supporting a new Trapeze, including Texas musicians Mike Mikeska on drums"
"and Keyboards) tours the oldies circuit. On July 23, 1988, the original touring quintet of Kastran, Powers, Grassel, Pfahler and Corwin reunited for a ""20 Year Reunion Concert"" at the Renaissance Theater in their Mansfield hometown. Two of the original touring group members have died: keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jim Pfahler on March 10, 2003 (aged 54) and rhythm guitarist Doug Grassel of lung fibrosis on September 21, 2013 at age 64. Bassist Dean Kastran now plays bass and sings in the Eggerton-Kastran Group (a.k.a., EKG), an acoustic duo with vocalist/guitarist Denny Eggerton, and the five-piece band the Caffiends, both based in Mansfield,"