Manzarek, who was influenced by John Coltrane, added a jazz component to the band's rock sound and filled the role of bassist. The band charted 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 starting in 1967.
When the Doors were still a fledgling quartet, and the band members were honing their chops playing five sets a night at the London Fog club in Hollywood, it wasn't rock stardom on keyboardist Ray Manzarek's mind as he and his three band mates laid down an extended jam for their debut album that ran more than seven minutes.
A longtime Republican state senator and assemblyman, Newton R. Russell was admired on both sides of the aisle for his fairness and knowledge of the arcane rules of the state pension system.
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.
As a boy growing up in L.A., Goddard dreamed of adventures in faraway lands: climbing the world's most perilous peaks, navigating its major rivers and exploring its most remote regions.
Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling fictional adventurer, would seem to have nothing on John Goddard.
Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several local institutions devoted to the field.
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103.
Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.
Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82.
Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war.
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
By Andres D'Alessandro and Chris Kraul, Special to the Los Angeles Times
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Brian Lee Olson
(February 10, 1969 - July 30, 2010)
(St. George, UT) - Brian Lee Olson passed away July 30, 2010 after a long battle with Cancer. He was born February 10, 1969 in St. Maries, Idaho to Charles Edward and Vicki Zundel Olson. He married...
LaPrele Tait Banks
(January 5, 1923 - August 3, 2010)
(Central, UT) - Our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister and Friend returned home to her Heavenly Father on August 3, 2010 surrounded by her family. LaPrele T. Banks was born Janua...
George Patrick Lee
(March 23, 1943 - July 28, 2010 (Provo, UT) George Patrick Lee, 67, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after a long battle with many physical ailments. George was born March 23, 19...
John Ross Hurst
(August 29, 1942 - June 16, 2010) (St. George, UT) - John Ross Hurst, 67 passed away Wednesday June 16, 2010, in St. George, Utah. He was born August 29, 1942, in Provo, Utah, to Beth Bruhn Hurst and John Tippetts Hurst. He married...
Sharon Reber Thompson
(March 15, 1940 - June 7, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Sharon Reber Thompson, age 70, passed away June 7, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born in St. George on March 15, 1940 to Roma Larson and Ellis Verl Reber. She lived with her ...
Leah Jane Hill
(December 2, 1908 - June 6, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Leah Jane Drake Hill, 101, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010. She was born December 2, 1908 in Clinton, Utah to Daniel Newell Drake and Mary Eliza (May) Child Drake. Leah “Jane”...
Randy Larson
(March 31, 1954 - June 4, 2010)
(St. George, UT) - Randy Bert Larson, 56, passed away June 4, 2010, from a massive stroke. He was born March 31, 1954, in Nephi, Utah, to John Bert and LaJune Morley Larson. Randy married Jan Seegm...
Steven Charles Keith
(August 10, 1953 - June 1, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Steven Charles Keith, age 56, passed away on June 1, 2010. He was born on August 10, 1953 in Choteau, Montana to Neal and Vivian Keith. He married Jacqueline Johnson, daughter of...
Ellen Gale
(December 10, 1928 - June 2, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Ellen Cannon Nielsen Gale, 81, passed away on June 2, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born on December 10, 1928 to Glen and Mildred Shakespear Cannon. In 1945, she married LaVa...
Nellie Ann Truman Clove
(January 9, 1914 - June 5, 2010) (St. George, UT) - Nellie Ann Truman Clove, age 96, passed away June 5, 2010, in St. George, Utah. She was born January 9, 1914, in Enterprise, Utah, to William Thomas Truman and Mary Jane Hunt Tru...