RAY MANZAREK & ROY ROGERS
''TWISTED TALES''
2013
44:42
1 /Just Like Sherlock Holmes
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/3:50
2 /Eagle in a Whirlpool
Michael McClure / Roy Rogers/4:53
3 /Cops Talk
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek / Roy Rogers/4:47
4 /Street of Crocodiles
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/4:26
5 /American Woman
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/3:47
6 /Shoulder Ghosts
Donna Johnston / Roy Rogers/3:58
7 /The Will to Survive
Roy Rogers/4:16
8 /Black Wine/Spank Me with a Rose
Ray Manzarek / Michael McClure / Roy Rogers/6:21
9 /State of the World
Roy Rogers/3:40
10 /Numbers
Ray Manzarek / Michael McClure/4:44
George Brooks /Saxophone
Steve Evans /Bass
Kevin Hayes /Drums
Joel Jaffe /Harmony Vocals
Ray Manzarek /Flute, Keyboards, Thumb Piano, Vocals
Roy Rogers /Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
BIOGRAPHY (RAY MANZAREK)
by Bradley Torreano
One of the most influential keyboard players in the history of rock music, Doors member Ray Manzarek was born on February 12, 1939. Born to Polish immigrants in Chicago, Illinois, he grew up admiring the boogie-woogie piano players that became popular in the '50s. After dropping out of UCLA's law program, he reconsidered going to graduate school, eventually going back under their prestigious film program. It was in this environment that Manzarek helped form the Doors. Being one of the most influential rock bands in America, they would go on to release several albums before the untimely death of lead singer Jim Morrison in July of 1971. Devastating the band, they attempted two albums without Morrison featuring Manzarek on vocals, but fan support was low and the band slowly fell apart.
In 1973, he released his first solo album, The Golden Scarab, and began to tour again. 1974's The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's out of Control came next, but Manzarek was itching to work with a band again and eventually started Ray Manzarek's Nite City. They released an eponymous album in 1976 and Golden Days Diamond Nights in 1977, but they failed to capitalize on the success of the original Doors and fell apart again. It was soon after that that the punk movement became a driving force in Los Angeles, and the band X contacted Manzarek about working with them in a production capacity. The end result was Los Angeles, one of the all-time most important punk albums. Reinvigorated, he began work on Carmina Burana, a high-concept solo album about opera and minstrels that was released in 1983. Unfortunately, the effort was viewed as too pretentious and he quietly faded away for almost ten years.
When Oliver Stone's film biography The Doors was released in 1991, Manzarek came out of semi-retirement to voice his displeasure in how the band was portrayed by the controversial filmmaker. In 1993, he released an album of Michael McClure's beat poetry over his keyboard playing, Love Lion, to a warm reception. The duo toured the country with the act, while Manzarek worked on his autobiography and a Doors tribute album. Both eventually came out, and he continually voiced his desire to make a musical based on the career of his former band. At the turn of the century, he released an album with British musician/actor Darryl Read and saw his son score a major-label record deal with his band A.I. Although he subsequently made some challenging and interesting music, including the soundtrack to the film Love Her Madly in 2006, his huge influence over the world of rock would forever associate him with the Doors, and luckily Manzarek seemed completely comfortable with that legacy. He died in May 2013 in Rosenheim, Germany after battling bile duct cancer; Ray Manzarek was 74 years old.
BIOGRAPHY (ROY ROGERS)
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A northern California-based blues guitarist, Roy Rogers works firmly out of a Delta blues acoustic style and is particularly good with a slide. A member of John Lee Hooker's '80s Coast to Coast Band, Rogers produced and played on Hooker's Grammy-winning comeback album, The Healer, and its follow-up, Mr. Lucky. During the early '70s, Rogers played with a variety of Bay Area bar bands. In 1976, he and harpist David Burgin recorded A Foot in the Door, which was released on Waterhouse Records. For the next few years, he played in various bands before he formed his own, the Delta Rhythm Kings, in 1980. Two years later, John Lee Hooker asked Rogers to join his Coast to Coast Band and the guitarist accepted. Rogers stayed with Hooker for four years, leaving in 1986. That same year, he released his debut album, Chops Not Chaps, on Blind Pig Records. The record was successful with blues audiences and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award.
In 1987, he released his second solo album, Slidewinder, which was followed two years later by Blues on the Range. In 1990, Rogers produced Hooker's The Healer, and the following year he produced the iconic bluesman's Mr. Lucky, which also won a Grammy. In 1991, Rogers recorded a duet album, R&B, with harmonica player Norton Buffalo. The following year, the duo released another record, Travellin' Tracks. Rogers' output lagged in the mid-'90s, but he worked steadily at the end of the decade, performing concerts across America and recording albums like 1997's Rhythm & Groove and 1998's Pleasure + Pain. He recorded an album in 2001 with Shana Morrison (Van Morrison's daughter) and released an instrumental album entitled Slideways in 2002. A duet album with Norton Buffalo appeared later that year called Roots of Our Nature. Split Decision was issued by Blind Pig Records in 2009.
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''TWISTED TALES''
2013
44:42
1 /Just Like Sherlock Holmes
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/3:50
2 /Eagle in a Whirlpool
Michael McClure / Roy Rogers/4:53
3 /Cops Talk
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek / Roy Rogers/4:47
4 /Street of Crocodiles
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/4:26
5 /American Woman
Jim Carroll / Ray Manzarek/3:47
6 /Shoulder Ghosts
Donna Johnston / Roy Rogers/3:58
7 /The Will to Survive
Roy Rogers/4:16
8 /Black Wine/Spank Me with a Rose
Ray Manzarek / Michael McClure / Roy Rogers/6:21
9 /State of the World
Roy Rogers/3:40
10 /Numbers
Ray Manzarek / Michael McClure/4:44
George Brooks /Saxophone
Steve Evans /Bass
Kevin Hayes /Drums
Joel Jaffe /Harmony Vocals
Ray Manzarek /Flute, Keyboards, Thumb Piano, Vocals
Roy Rogers /Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
BIOGRAPHY (RAY MANZAREK)
by Bradley Torreano
One of the most influential keyboard players in the history of rock music, Doors member Ray Manzarek was born on February 12, 1939. Born to Polish immigrants in Chicago, Illinois, he grew up admiring the boogie-woogie piano players that became popular in the '50s. After dropping out of UCLA's law program, he reconsidered going to graduate school, eventually going back under their prestigious film program. It was in this environment that Manzarek helped form the Doors. Being one of the most influential rock bands in America, they would go on to release several albums before the untimely death of lead singer Jim Morrison in July of 1971. Devastating the band, they attempted two albums without Morrison featuring Manzarek on vocals, but fan support was low and the band slowly fell apart.
In 1973, he released his first solo album, The Golden Scarab, and began to tour again. 1974's The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's out of Control came next, but Manzarek was itching to work with a band again and eventually started Ray Manzarek's Nite City. They released an eponymous album in 1976 and Golden Days Diamond Nights in 1977, but they failed to capitalize on the success of the original Doors and fell apart again. It was soon after that that the punk movement became a driving force in Los Angeles, and the band X contacted Manzarek about working with them in a production capacity. The end result was Los Angeles, one of the all-time most important punk albums. Reinvigorated, he began work on Carmina Burana, a high-concept solo album about opera and minstrels that was released in 1983. Unfortunately, the effort was viewed as too pretentious and he quietly faded away for almost ten years.
When Oliver Stone's film biography The Doors was released in 1991, Manzarek came out of semi-retirement to voice his displeasure in how the band was portrayed by the controversial filmmaker. In 1993, he released an album of Michael McClure's beat poetry over his keyboard playing, Love Lion, to a warm reception. The duo toured the country with the act, while Manzarek worked on his autobiography and a Doors tribute album. Both eventually came out, and he continually voiced his desire to make a musical based on the career of his former band. At the turn of the century, he released an album with British musician/actor Darryl Read and saw his son score a major-label record deal with his band A.I. Although he subsequently made some challenging and interesting music, including the soundtrack to the film Love Her Madly in 2006, his huge influence over the world of rock would forever associate him with the Doors, and luckily Manzarek seemed completely comfortable with that legacy. He died in May 2013 in Rosenheim, Germany after battling bile duct cancer; Ray Manzarek was 74 years old.
BIOGRAPHY (ROY ROGERS)
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A northern California-based blues guitarist, Roy Rogers works firmly out of a Delta blues acoustic style and is particularly good with a slide. A member of John Lee Hooker's '80s Coast to Coast Band, Rogers produced and played on Hooker's Grammy-winning comeback album, The Healer, and its follow-up, Mr. Lucky. During the early '70s, Rogers played with a variety of Bay Area bar bands. In 1976, he and harpist David Burgin recorded A Foot in the Door, which was released on Waterhouse Records. For the next few years, he played in various bands before he formed his own, the Delta Rhythm Kings, in 1980. Two years later, John Lee Hooker asked Rogers to join his Coast to Coast Band and the guitarist accepted. Rogers stayed with Hooker for four years, leaving in 1986. That same year, he released his debut album, Chops Not Chaps, on Blind Pig Records. The record was successful with blues audiences and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award.
In 1987, he released his second solo album, Slidewinder, which was followed two years later by Blues on the Range. In 1990, Rogers produced Hooker's The Healer, and the following year he produced the iconic bluesman's Mr. Lucky, which also won a Grammy. In 1991, Rogers recorded a duet album, R&B, with harmonica player Norton Buffalo. The following year, the duo released another record, Travellin' Tracks. Rogers' output lagged in the mid-'90s, but he worked steadily at the end of the decade, performing concerts across America and recording albums like 1997's Rhythm & Groove and 1998's Pleasure + Pain. He recorded an album in 2001 with Shana Morrison (Van Morrison's daughter) and released an instrumental album entitled Slideways in 2002. A duet album with Norton Buffalo appeared later that year called Roots of Our Nature. Split Decision was issued by Blind Pig Records in 2009.
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