The Doors Keyboard Player Passes Away
In a week already tinged with sadness for the music industry, it is with great sadness that we report the death of yet another music industry giant, Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with legendary band The Doors. He passed away today (20th May) at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Manzarek was born in Chicago on February 12th 1939 and after meeting Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in 1965 he rose to prominence with The Doors, one of the most notorious rock bands of their time, selling in excess of 100 million albums.
In the aftermath of Morrison’s death in 1971, Manzarek went on to become a novelist and grammy winning recording artist in his own right. He also played with luminaries such as Iggy Pop and Echo & The Bunnymen.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy, son Pablo and 2 brothers Rick and James. His family have requested that instead of sending flowers, his fans make a donation in memory of him to Standup2cancer.org
Music Industry Mourns The Passing of Former Daft Punk Vocalist
It has been reported this morning that American producer/ DJ and vocalist Anthony Moore passed away on May 7th at his home in Austin, Texas.
Moore, better known as Romanthony is best known for his iconic vocals on French duo Daft Punk’s track “One More Time” which peaked at number 2 in the UK charts in 2000. His death was first reported on his sister Mellony’s facebook page on May 9th but it remained largely un-noticed and unconfirmed until the last few hours. The cause of his death is as yet unknown.
Romanthony owned his own record label “Black Male” which released singles including as Let Me Show You Love and Make This Love Right in the 1990′s and his first album, Romanworld in 1997. He collaborated with Daft Punk after meeting the duo at the 1996 Winter Music Conference.
He is reported to have been working on a new track with German producer Boys Noize at the time of his death. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time of their loss.
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