R.I.P. Ray Manzarek

This song is so appropriate for today...

My heart goes out to the victims in Oklahoma adfter the terrible storm there. My blog post today pays tribute to Ray Manzarak who past away due to cancer at the age of 74.Below Ray jams out with Robby Krieger on The Doors L.A. Woman earlier this year in March...

Ray's organ sound was so important as the Doors rarely used a bass player. So Ray would cover the low end and when needed the high end as well.Here he performs with another project Roy Rogers enjoy...

Here Ray perfroms "Crystal Ship" solo...

Here Ray perfroms a solo...

He will be missed. The world lost a talented musician. Perhaps he will rejoin Jim Morrison in the after world. May he rest in peace..

Happy Birthday Ray Manzarek

Ray Manzarek will always be known as the keyboardist for The Doors. Today was his 74th Birthday. He is also a writer. He wrote a bio about his time with The Doors and he has written two novels. He has continued to be a musician touring with Robbie Krieger also of The Doors, releasing solo albums, and working with a group called Nite City. He also did a blues album with Roy Rogers. Let's break on trough to a new year celebrating some of his past music.

Here he performs a solo song called "Solar Boat"

Here he performs "Hurricane" with Roy Rogers...

Here he performs "Light My Fire" with Robbie Krieger..

Here are The Doors performing on "Touch Me" on the Smothers Brothers Show..

I'll be back with a new post soon! 

A to Z: Happy

It's Monday so lets have fun and make the most of it. Today is H day so let's go with happy songs...

Starting off the Rolling Stones..."Happy"

How do we follow that...Well the last one was from Rio so here is a tropical Happy Song..

And no better way to end the post but with Happy Trails