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Rick & the Ravens

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Rick & the Ravens (the "and" is always written with an ampersand character), founded in 1961, is the band Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Jim Morrison were in before renaming themselves The Doors in the latter half of 1965. [1]

38 relations: Acetate disc, Ampersand, Barrett Strong, Blues, Blues rock, Bootleg recording, Box set, Butts Band, C, California, Celebration of the Lizard, Chicago, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Hello, I Love You, Hoochie Coochie Man, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Los Angeles, Louie Louie, Manzarek–Krieger, Moonlight Drive, Muddy Waters, Nite City, Quartet, Quintet, Ray Manzarek, Rhodes piano, Richard Berry (musician), Robby Krieger, Rock and roll, Santa Monica, California, Surf music, The Doors, The Doors: Box Set, Timbre, United States, Waiting for the Sun, Willie Dixon.

Acetate disc

An acetate disc is a type of phonograph (gramophone) record, a mechanical sound storage medium, widely used from the 1930s to the late 1950s for recording and broadcast purposes and still in limited use today.

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Ampersand

The ampersand is the logogram &, representing the conjunction "and".

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Barrett Strong

Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Blues rock

Blues rock is a fusion genre combining elements of blues and rock.

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Bootleg recording

A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority.

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Box set

A box set or boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) packaged in a box, for sale as a single unit.

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Butts Band

Butts Band was a British and American group formed by ex-Doors members John Densmore and Robby Krieger that was active from 1973-1975.

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C

C is the third letter in the English alphabet and a letter of the alphabets of many other writing systems which inherited it from the Latin alphabet.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Celebration of the Lizard

"Celebration of the Lizard" is a performance piece with lyrics written by Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors with music by The Doors.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), commonly referred to simply as Fender, is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers.

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Hello, I Love You

"Hello, I Love You" is a song written by Jim Morrison of the American rock band the Doors from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.

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Hoochie Coochie Man

"Hoochie Coochie Man" (originally titled "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man") is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954.

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Jim Morrison

James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer-songwriter and poet, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the Doors.

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John Densmore

John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Louie Louie

"Louie Louie" is an American rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen.

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Manzarek–Krieger

Manzarek–Krieger was an American rock band formed by two former members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, in 2002.

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Moonlight Drive

"Moonlight Drive" is a song from The Doors' second album Strange Days.

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Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".

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Nite City

Nite City were a rock group from Los Angeles, United States.

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Quartet

In music, a quartet or quartette is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices or instruments.

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Quintet

A quintet is a group containing five members.

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Ray Manzarek

Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American musician, singer, producer, film director, and author, best known as a member of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, which he co-founded with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison.

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Rhodes piano

The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano or simply Fender Rhodes or Rhodes) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became particularly popular throughout the 1970s.

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Richard Berry (musician)

Richard Berry, Jr. (April 11, 1935 – January 23, 1997) was an African-American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins.

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Robby Krieger

Robert Alan "Robby" Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the guitarist of the rock band the Doors, and as such has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Surf music

Surf music is a subgenre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California.

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The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and John Densmore on drums.

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The Doors: Box Set

The Doors: Box Set is a box set compilation of recordings by American rock band The Doors, released on October 28, 1997.

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Timbre

In music, timbre (also known as tone color or tone quality from psychoacoustics) is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Waiting for the Sun

Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band the Doors, recorded from February to May 1968 and released in July 1968.

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Willie Dixon

William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_%26_the_Ravens

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