What electronic keyboard instrument is heard here on Riders on the Storm by The Doors?

Ray Manzarek used a Fender Rhodes electric piano to create the effect of rain. This was the last song on the last Doors album with Morrison. Fittingly, it ends with the storm fading slowly to silence. The remaining Doors released two more albums without Morrison before breaking up in 1972.

Was Ray Manzarek a good keyboard player?

He was a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 2001 until his death in 2013. USA Today defined him as “one of the best keyboardists ever”.

What keyboards did Ray Manzarek use?

Ray Manzarek started off using a Wurlitzer electric keyboard. He then switched to a Vox Continental organ. He put a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass on top of the Vox.

What piano did the Doors play?

Fender Rhodes piano
The Doors didn’t have a bassist, so Manzarek often played the bass parts on his Fender Rhodes piano. He also played a Vox Continental organ, which can be heard on the famous intro to “Light My Fire” and numerous other Doors classics.

How the Doors wrote Riders on the Storm?

Jim Morrison
Ray ManzarekJohn DensmoreRobby Krieger
Riders on the Storm/Composers

Who was the keyboard player for the Doors?

Ray Manzarek
The Doors/Keyboardists

When did Ray Manzarek learn piano?

He grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and was introduced to the piano at the tender age of seven.

What kind of piano did the doors use?

The Doors didn’t have a bassist, so Manzarek often played the bass parts on his Fender Rhodes piano. He also played a Vox Continental organ, which can be heard on the famous intro to “Light My Fire” and numerous other Doors classics. The group shared credit on most songs and split all profits evenly.

What synth did the doors use?

The track is known for its distinctive usage of the Moog synthesizer which was made available the same year of the song’s recording.

What year did The Doors do Riders on the Storm?

1971
Riders on the Storm/Released

Originally released in June 1971, Riders On The Storm is now widely recognised as a classic, its status ensured when it was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2009.