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Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek in 2007
Birth name	Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr.
Born	(1939-02-12)February 12, 1939 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 20, 2013(2013-05-20) (aged 74) Rosenheim, Germany
Genres	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock, jazz rock, hard rock, blues, jazz fusion, funk, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, filmmaker
Instruments	Main: Keyboards, keyboard bass, vocals, Marxophone Occasional: guitar, percussion
Years active	1961–2013
Labels	Elektra
Website	TheDoors.com The Official Site of Ray Manzarek

Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. (February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) known as Ray Manzarek was an American musician, singer, music producer, movie director, and author.

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He was best known as a founding member and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973.

He was a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 200