The legendary doors keyboardist and the worldrenowned slideguitar master teamed for this harddriving new album of blues, jazz and rock. This is the album of a lifetime, the distillation of everything that has made roy rogers such an important blues artist over the years. Translucent blues brings these two musicians together with steve evans on bass and kevin hayes on drums. Twisted tales by ray manzarek and roy rogers on amazon.
The previous collaboration of blues guitarist roy rogers and doors keyboardist ray manzarek on 2008s acoustic and instrumental ballads before the rain now seems like a dress rehearsal for this fullblown, pluggedin band set with vocals and elaborate lyrics. May 21, 20 in 2011 he released his last album, translucent blues, a collaboration with the slide guitarist roy rogers. He and rogers had just signed off on cover art when manzarek left for germany, where he succumbed to bile duct cancer may 20 at the romed clinic in rosenheim. As with his most famous band, manzarek has sought out poets for a few of the tunes, beginning with the album opener, hurricane, with the lyrics supplied by the late jim carroll. Billy created the moodydeserthighway cover art for ray s 2011 album with roy rogers.
Twisted tales will probably be remembered as ray manzarek s last album, released just days short of one month since his death. Ruler of the world the wheel of fortune, i, riders on the storm, light my fire, hurricane, biography. The spoken word history, twisted tales, the piano poems. Translucent blues by ray manzarek and roy rogers on amazon. Ray manzarek, cofounder and keyboardist of the doors and member of the rock and roll hall of fame, and roy rogers, world renowned slide guitar master and grammy winning producer, have collaborated on a new cd entitled translucent blues. Roy rogers born july 28, 1950, redding, california, united states is an american blues rock slide guitarist and record producer. The music here is a masterful and lively 5 star production, a beautiful synthesis of keyboards and slide guitar. Live from san francisco, was released last year as a collaboration with poet michael mcclure. May 20, 20 one of the most influential keyboard players in the history of rock music, doors member ray manzarek was born on february 12, 1939. The greatest guitar classics of all time, the golden scarab, and carmina burana. Ray manzarek project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In may 2010, manzarek recorded with slide guitarist roy rogers in studio d in sausalito, california. American musician, producer, movie director, and writer. While this album is a collaboration between manzarek and blues guitarist roy rogers it could also be remembered as a lot of other things, a posthumous release of jim carrolls almost half the songs on the album were written by carroll, or a dueling collection of.
Roy came on as a special guest and played a few blues numbers with ray. Light my fire instrumental, dance to the music single, top tracks. A brilliant new collaboration from ray manzarek, cofounder and keyboardist of the doors, and member of the rock and roll hall of fame and roy rogers, world renowned slide guitar master and grammy winning producer. The doors keyboardist ray manzarek performs on stage at the miller rock. The collaboration of rogers and manzarek produced 3 releases ballads before the rain 2008, translucent blues 2011 and twisted tales 20 manzareks last recording. Born to polish immigrants in chicago, illinois, he grew up admiring the boogiewoogie piano players that became popular in the 50s. He was cofounder and the keyboardist of the doors, from 1965 to 1973, and in the doors of the 21st century from 2001, who subsequently changed their name to riders on the storm. Ray also later contributed to scotts 1992 release, tornado souvenirs.
Sep 09, 2019 a brilliant collaboration from ray manzarek, cofounder and keyboardist of the doors, and roy rogers, world renowned slide guitar master and grammy winning producer. Ray manzarek roy rogers translucent blues 2011, cd discogs. John swenson, author, rolling stone, elmore, stereophile. Rogers plays a variety of guitar styles related to the delta blues, but is most often recognized for his virtuoso slide work. Manzarek founded the doors after meeting thenpoet jim morrison in. Ray manzarek, cofounder and keyboardist of the doors and member of the rock and roll. One of rays favorite songs from revelation blues was new dodge city blues.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After the bands break up, manzarek released two albums with the rock band nite city in the late 1970s and six solo albums, most recently translucent blues in 2011 with bluesrock guitarist. Sep 09, 2011 song by ray manzarek and roy rogers from the translucent blues cd. Slide guitarist and blues partisan roy rogers began playing at age twelve and has continued to do so religiously for nearly fifty years. Song by ray manzarek and roy rogers from the translucent blues cd. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Born to polish immigrants in chicago, illinois, he grew up admiring read full biography.
Translucent blues, which album was the touchstone for the documentary film on which billy and ray were collaborating at the time of ray s death. Ray manzarek roy rogers translucent blues 2011, cd. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Riders on the storm riders on the storm into this house were born into this world were thrown like a dog without a bone an actor out alone riders on the. The slide work is superb and the band rocks with white hot intensity. Roy rogers is an american blues rock slide guitarist and record producer. That was the start of their collaboration, which over time grew into an actual band the manzarekrogers band that released two albums and toured the country for many years. Doors keyboardist ray manzarek finished his third collaboration with slide guitarist roy rogers shortly before he died. Ray manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of the doors, has died. Despite being released on the blind pig label and including the word blues in its title, this is a rootsy rock album with a strong. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ray manzarek at the discogs marketplace. For his last studio album, translucent blues, manzarek teamed up with blues slide guitarist roy rogers.
Ray and roy alternate taking lead vocals with ray singing lead on five tunes and roy on five. Discography translucent blues ray manzarek of the doors. In 2011 he released his last album, translucent blues, a collaboration with the slide guitarist roy rogers. Get ray manzarek and roy rogers setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other ray manzarek and roy rogers fans for free on. One of the most influential keyboard players in the history of rock music, doors member ray manzarek was born on february 12, 1939. Check out translucent blues by ray manzarek and roy rogers on amazon music. The seemingly odd pairing just clicked, rogers said, and both had. The unlikely musical duo of manzarek and roy rogers, manzarek rogers band, for eight years substantiated the. Raymond daniel manzarek jr was an american musician, singer, producer, film director, and. Blues rock, modern electric blues ray manzarek roy rogers translucent blues 2011, cd discogs. Publicist heidi robinsonfitzgerald says manzarek died on may 20, 20 at the romed clinic in rosenheim, germany, surrounded by his family.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Despite being released on the blind pig label and including the word blues in its. This is the first release of the manzarek rogers band and contains a great crosssection of blues, rock and instrumentals. Ray manzarek biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. He ended up recording a new version of this song on the 2011 manzarekrogers release translucent blues. Translucent blues is a hard driving, blues, rock and jazz inflected effort. Ray manzarek and roy rogers blind pig records 2011. The remaining two tunes are instrumentals, one written by ray and one by roy. Albums include the ultimate collection 19481990, translucent blues, and richland woman blues.
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