Doors' Ray Manzarek Dies At 74

Before I discovered the Jimi Hendrix Experience, my favorite rock band was The Doors.

Today, sad news came in from Germany.

Music Mix reported:

Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer.

Manzarek was the band's keyboardist.  In 1998, he wrote a memoir about his experiences, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors, a copy resides in my bookshelf.

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