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Manzarek, Ray

LC control no.n 89648630
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingManzarek, Ray
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Variant(s)Manczarek, Raymond Daniel, Jr.
See alsoCorporate body: Doors (Musical group)
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LocatedNapa (Calif.)
Birth date19390212
Death date20130520
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
Place of deathRosenheim (Bavaria, Germany)
Field of activityRock music
Profession or occupationRock musician Keyboard player Composer
Found inOrff, C. Carmina Burana [SR] p1983: labels (Ray Manzarek, arranger, piano, organ)
Stambler, I. Ency. of pop, rock & soul, c1989: p. 188 (under The Doors: Ray Manzarek; b. Feb. 12, 1935 in Chicago; pianist)
New York times (online), viewed May 21, 2013 (in obituary published May 20: Ray Manzarek; b. Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr., Feb. 12, 1939, Chicago; d. Monday [May 20, 2013], Rosenheim, Germany, aged 74; lived in Napa, Calif.; as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the Doors, helped shape one of the indelible bands of the psychedelic era)
Associated languageeng