Who sang while Ray Manzarek, Robbie Kreiger and John Densmore played?
Ray Manzarek 2013, Manzarek died at a hospital in Rosenheim, Germany, at the age of 74. His body was cremated. Robby Krieger said, "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today. 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." John Densmore said, "There was no keyboard player on the planet more appropriate to support Jim Morrison's words. Ray, I felt totally in sync with you musically. It was like
John Densmore Los Angeles on December 1, 1944, Densmore grew up playing piano and later took up drums/percussion for the marching band at his school. He also played timpani in orchestra. Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and California State University, Northridge; at the latter he studied ethnic music under jazz cellist Fred Katz. Densmore's drumming influences included hard jazz figures Elvin Jones (drummer for John Coltrane) and Art Blakey. In the mid-1960s Densmore joined guitarist Robby Krieger in a band called The Psychedelic Rangers; shortly thereafter he began rehearsals with keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Manzarek's two brothers and Morrison in the group