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Ray Manzarek

Rock band from Chicago, IL · formed 1939

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Ray Manzarek photo
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Shows on record
25
Rooms played
20
Cities
17
Releases
20
Last show
Mar 28, 2013Yoshi's

About

Ray Manzarek is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 1939, tagged beat poetry, blues rock, classical crossover by its sources. Shows on record run from 2004 to 2013, across 20 rooms in 17 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

25 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20043 shows
  2. 20066 shows
  3. 20073 shows
  4. 20083 shows
  5. 20106 shows
  6. 20112 shows
  7. 20121 show
  8. 20131 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 28, 2013Yoshi's · OaklandHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers, Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers, Tim Hockenberry
Oct 11, 2012B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · ManhattanSupportwith Manzarek/Rogers Band, Roy Rogers
Jun 24, 2011Cafe Boogaloo · Hermosa BeachSupportwith Roy Rogers
May 23, 2011Highline Ballroom · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Manzarek/Rogers Band, Roy Rogers, Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers, +1
Nov 5, 2010Yoshi's · OaklandHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers, Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers
Oct 15, 2010Buddy Guy's Legends · ChicagoSupportwith Roy Rogers, Austin Walkin Cane, Manzarek, +1
Oct 14, 2010Shank Hall · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers, Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers, The Roy Rogers Band
Oct 2, 2010Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 26, 2010The Freight · BerkeleySupportwith Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers
Mar 20, 2010Mystic Theatre · PetalumaSupportwith Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers, Country Joe McDonald, Roy Rogers
Nov 30, 2008142 Throckmorton Theatre · Mill ValleySupportwith Bobby Weir, Rob Wasserman, Jay Lane, +5
Jan 19, 2008Little Fox Theatre · Redwood CityHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Jan 11, 2008The Fillmore · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Lesh, +5
Nov 17, 2007Crystal Bay Casino · Crystal BayHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Nov 3, 2007Raven Performing Arts Theater · HealdsburgHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Sep 2, 2007Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park · San FranciscoSupportwith Canned Heat, Gregg Allman, Country Joe, +6
Mar 18, 2006Palms Playhouse · WintersHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 17, 2006Rogue Theatre · Grants PassHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 11, 2006Little Fox Theatre · Redwood CityHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 10, 2006142 Throckmorton Theatre · Mill ValleyHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 4, 2006Grass Valley Center for the Arts · Grass ValleyHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Mar 3, 2006Raven Performing Arts Theater · HealdsburgHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers
Oct 19, 2004Matrix Fillmore · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers, Michael McClure
Mar 29, 2004Fairmont Hotel · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Santana, +3
Feb 14, 2004Raven Performing Arts Theater · HealdsburgHeadlinerwith Roy Rogers

Where they play

20 rooms in 17 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco4 shows
  • Healdsburg3 shows
  • Mill Valley2 shows
  • Oakland2 shows
  • Redwood City2 shows

and 12 other cities

Releases

20 releases, 1965–2019

  • America (Remixes)

    2019

  • Twisted Tales

    2013 · Album

  • The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco

    2012 · Album

  • Translucent Blues

    2011 · Album

  • Ballads Before the Rain

    2008 · Album

  • Bleeding Paradise

    2007 · Album

  • Atonal Head

    2006 · Album

  • Love Her Madly

    2006 · Album

  • The Third Mind

    2006

  • Freshly Dug

    2005 · Album

  • There's A Word!

    2001

  • Freshly Dug

    1999

  • The Doors Myth and Reality

    1996 · Album

  • Carmina Burana

    1994 · Album

  • Beat Existentialist

    1993 · Album

  • Love Lion

    1993 · Album

  • The Golden Scarab

    1974 · Album

  • The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control

    1974 · Album

  • Henrietta

    1965 · Single

  • Soul Train

    1965 · Single

Lineup

  • Nite City · keyboard
  • Rick & The Ravens · keyboard

Former

  • The Doors · background vocals, keyboard, keyboard bass
  • Manzarek–Krieger · eponymous

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Ray Manzarek — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Ray Manzarek — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Ray Manzarek — Yoshi's, 2013-03-28
Poster · Yoshi's, 2013-03-28 — Songkick
Ray Manzarek — Cafe Boogaloo, 2011-06-24
Poster · Cafe Boogaloo, 2011-06-24 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Ray Manzarek on Last.fmArtist facts
Ray Manzarek on DiscogsArtist facts
Ray Manzarek on GeniusArtist facts
Ray Manzarek on TheAudioDBArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.