5 Things You Might Not Know About Ray Manzarek

He was the man who provided The Doors with the keyboards that helped define their sound and made their music so instantly memorable to the casual listener, but beyond his time in the band, what do you know about Ray Manzarek? If you don’t know much of anything, well, here are five things to add to your list. 1. Before The Doors, he wanted to play basketball, but only on his terms.

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