better known as Ray Manzarek (born February 12, 1939), is an American musician , singer, producer , film director , writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001. Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100 Greatest Rock Keyboardists of All