Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the rock band the Doors, co-founding the group in 1965 with fellow UCLA Film School student Jim Morrison. Manzarek is credited for his innovative playing and abilities on organ-style keyboard instruments.
From left to right, Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek and Morrison in a publicity photo from 1966
Manzarek in March 2006, performing in the Netherlands
Manzarek at the Bospop festival, Weert 2010, the Netherlands
"Moonlight Drive" is a song by American rock band the Doors, released in 1967 on their second album Strange Days. It was edited to a 2:16 length for the 45 rpm single B-side of "Love Me Two Times". Though a conventional blues arrangement, the track's defining feature was its slightly off-beat rhythm, and Robby Krieger's "bottleneck" or slide guitar, which creates an eerie sound.
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, where Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison met