Richard Manuel
Richard Manuel performing on stage.
Background information
Born	April 3, 1943 Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 4, 1986 (aged 42) Winter Park, Florida, USA
Genre(s)	Rock and roll, R&B, Rock, Blues, Country, Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing, piano, keyboards, drums, lap slide guitar, Harmonica, Clavinet, Marimba, Conga
Years active	1961 - 1986
Label(s)	Capitol Dreamsville Japan
Associated acts	The Band

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Biography

Early life

Richard Manuel was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. His father Ed was a Chrysler mechanic and his mother was a schoolteacher. He grew up singing in the church choir with his three brothers, and took piano lessons starting at the age of nine. He grew up in a music friendly environment playing piano and rehearsing with his friends at his home. Some of his childhood influences were Ray Charles, Bobby Bland, Jimmy Reed and Otis Rush. He was given the nickname "The Beak" by his friends because of his prominent nose. He and three friends started a band when he was fifteen that was originally named the Rebels but changed to The Revols ("Lovers" spelled backwards) in deference to Duane Eddy and the Rebels. He developed a rhythmic style of piano unique in its usage of inverted chord structures and was a naturally talented vocalist, with a soulful rhythm and blues style, and a rich timbre often compared to that of his idol Ray Charles. These talents were showcased in his band, The Rockin' Revols. His first meeting with The Hawks was when the Revols were the opening act for their show in Port Dover in Ontario Canada. According to Levon Helm, Ronnie Hawkins remarked to him about Manuel: "See that kid playing piano? He's got more talent than Van Cliburn." The two bands once again connected at the Stratford coliseum in 1961 when the Revols ended a show featuring The Hawks as headliners. After hearing Manuel singing "Georgia on My Mind", Ronnie Hawkins hired the Revols rather than compete with them.^[1] Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 30,461 in 2006. ... For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... Look up Mechanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... A church choir is a choir that usually performs at a church. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. ... Bobby Blue Bland (born Robert Calvin Bland on January 27, 1930 in Rosemark, Tennessee) is an African-American singer, and was an original member of The Beale Streeters. ... Jimmy Reed James Jimmy Mathis Reed (September 6, 1925 - August 29, 1976) was an important United States blues singer notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. ... Otis Rush (born April 29, 1934 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is a blues musician and guitarist. ... The Revols or The Rockin Revols The Revols are a Stratford, Ontario band formed in 1957, Richard Manuel (piano), Doug Rhodes (vocals), John Winkler (Drums), John Till (guitar), Ken Kalmusky (bass). ... Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938), is a Grammy winning guitarist. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. ... The Band, circa 1969. ... Port Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Ontario at the mouth of the Lynn River on Lake Erie. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Mark Levon Helm (born May 26, 1940) is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. ... Ronnie Hawkins, born January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, United States, is a pioneering rock and roll musician and cousin to fellow rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins. ... Cliburn playing in the final round of the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. ... Stratford originally meant ford in a Roman street and is the name of several places. ... Coliseum may refer to: The following structures: Araneta Coliseum, one of the biggest coliseums in Asia. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgia on My Mind is a song written in 1930 by Stuart Gorrell (lyrics) and Hoagy Carmichael (music). ...

From The Hawks to The Band

Manuel was eighteen when he joined Ronnie Hawkins' backing group The Hawks. At this time the band already consisted of 21-year-old Levon Helm on drums, 17-year-old Robbie Robertson on guitar and 18-year-old Rick Danko on 6-string bass. Garth Hudson, at 24 years old, joined that Christmas. After two years, Manuel left the Hawks and joined with Helm, Robertson, Danko, Hudson and saxophonist Jerry Penfound to form their own band. Singer Bruce Bruno also joined them occasionally. They initially were known as the Levon Helm Sextet (as Helm had accumulated the most time with Hawkins), then later changed their name to the Canadian Squires and then to Levon and the Hawks. With Helm serving as nominal leader due to his longevity with the Hawkins group, it was in fact Manuel who sang most of the songs in the group's repertoire. Manuel was easily the most accomplished vocalist from a technical standpoint. It was as Levon and the Hawks, after the departure of Penfound and Bruno, that they introduced themselves to their blues hero, Sonny Boy Williamson. They soon planned a collaboration with Williamson but it never happened due to Williamson's untimely death soon thereafter. In 1965, the group, while playing in New Jersey, came to the attention of Bob Dylan, who tapped them to serve as his backing band while he switched to an electric sound. In 1966, they toured Europe and the U.S. with Dylan and were known for enduring the ire of Dylan's folk fans, and were subjected to much unpleasant hissing and booing. While they continued to believe in their ultimate goal to play and record their own music, Dylan opened doors for them in the music business by introducing them to his manager, Albert Grossman, and taught them by example about writing their own material. Ronnie Hawkins, born January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, United States, is a pioneering rock and roll musician and cousin to fellow rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins. ... The Band, circa 1969. ... Mark Levon Helm (born May 26, 1940) is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known for his membership in The Band. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Richard Clare Rick Danko (December 29, 1942-December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer, probably best known as a member of The Band. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Garth Hudson |Img = |Img_capt = |Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |Birth_name = Eric Garth Hudson |Alias = |Born = August 2, 1937 Windsor, Ontario |Died = |Origin = |Instrument = Organ, piano, keyboards, accordion, saxophone, synthesizer, Melodica Slide Trumpet, [[ |Genre = Rock and roll, rock, pop, Jazz, R&B, country, folk |Occupation = Solo artist, Session musician |Years_active... Sonny Boy Williamson, circa 1964 Aleck Rice Miller (December 5, 1899 - May 25, 1965), a. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 -- January 25, 1986) is best known as the manager of Bob Dylan. ...

The Band

Music from Big Pink

In 1967, while Dylan recovered from a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, NY, the group moved there also, renting a pink house on 100 acres and were paid a retainer by Dylan. Not having to be constantly working and traveling, allowed them to experiment with a new sound garnered from the country, soul, rhythm and blues, gospel and rockabilly music that they loved. During this time, while Helm had been on a hiatus from the Dylan tour, Manuel taught himself to play drums in a technically irreverent, "loosey-goosey" style, a little behind the beat similar to jazz drumming. In the Band era he would frequently assume the drummer's stool when Helm played mandolin or guitar. The best example of this is the song "Rag Mama Rag". Much of Manuel's drumming is also featured on the album Cahoots. For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ...

The early months in Woodstock also allowed Manuel and Robertson to develop as songwriters. After recording numerous demos, and signing with Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman, they secured a 10-album contract with Capitol Records in early 1968. They signed as "The Crackers" although another choice was "The Honkies". Helm rejoined the fold, as sessions got under way for the recording of their debut album Music from Big Pink. The group proceeded to take what they had learned with Dylan and used one of his songs in the process. They combined it with their ideal of the perfect album, switching solos, and singing harmony modeled after the gospel sound of musical heros, The Staple Singers. Manuel contributed four songs, including the oft-covered "Tears Of Rage" which he co-wrote with Dylan. Robertson contributed the same number of his own songs. A cover of "Long Black Veil" and a Danko-Dylan collaboration ("This Wheel's On Fire") rounded out the bunch. The album was released with the group name as The Band, and this would be their name the rest of their career. While only reaching #30 on the Billboard charts, the album would be profoundly influential upon the nascent country-rock movement; "Tears of Rage" and Robertson's "The Weight" would rank among the most covered songs of the epoch. Shortly after the release of the album, the newly financially secure Manuel married his girlfriend, a young model from Toronto named Jane Kristiansen, whom he had dated intermittently since the Hawks days. They would be the parents of two children. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Music From Big Pink is the 1968 debut album by folk-rock band The Band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Throughout his career with The Band, Manuel was troubled with alcohol-related problems, and by the late sixties, he was already considered by many to be a chronic substance abuser. With the group's gradual re-emergence into the glamour of late 1960s American rock scene, the shy and insecure musician also experimented with other drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, as did several others in the group.

While Manuel's alcohol and drug abuse did not yet adversely affect his performance or reliability on stage, it was not beneficial to his creativity. The Band, released in 1969, featured just three tracks by Manuel, all co-written with Robertson (who was credited with writing or co-writing all of the album's 12 tracks). Stage Fright in 1970 featured two, again, both credited as being written with Robertson. Thereafter, Manuel gave up writing, citing lyrical difficulties. The group's creations were almost always credited to Robertson, whether fairly (in keeping in line with the group's "official history") or unfairly (in keeping with the "unofficial history" given by Helm in his autobiography). To this day, Robertson claims that he continued to offer to collaborate with Manuel — who even before his downward spiral was more adept at composing than at writing lyrics — but these overtures were declined. The Band is the eponymous second album by The Band, released on September 22, 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... Stage Fright was the third long player by Canadian-American rockers The Band. ...

Movie role, move to Malibu

In 1970, Manuel acted in Warner Bros. Eliza's Horoscope, an independent Canadian drama film written and directed by Gordon Sheppard. He portrayed "the Bearded composer", performing with stars Tommy Lee Jones, former Playboy bunny Elizabeth Moorman and Lila Kedrova. Warner Bros. ... Gordon Sheppard Writer, Photographer, Filmmaker Born Montréal, April 9, 1937. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... Classic Playboy logo. ... Lila Kedrova (October 9, 1918 – February 16, 2000) was a Russian actress. ...

By mid-1973, the group had once again followed the lead of Dylan who had relocated to Malibu. They commenced work on an album of vintage rock and roll covers entitled Moondog Matinee, in homage to Alan Freed's radio show. While he was initially reluctant to perform, the album managed to elicit some of Manuel's finest vocal performances, including a rendition of the Bobby Blue Bland R&B standard "Share Your Love With Me". Another highlight was his clearly tongue-in-cheek version of the obscure Leiber and Stoller song "Saved". Levon Helm had this to say about Manuel during this period: "...he was drinking pretty hard, but once he got started, man: drums, piano, play it all, sing, do a lead in one of them high, hard-assed keys to sing in. Richard just knew how a song was supposed to go. Structure, melody; he understood it." ^[2] Moondog Matinee was the sixth long player by Canadian-American rockers The Band, and an oddity in their catalogue, to say the least. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Bobby Blue Bland (born January 27, 1930) is an American singer and was an original member of The Beale Streeters. ... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ...

Back with Dylan

The Band played to receptive audiences in the summer of 1973 at the Watkins Glen festival and on a double bill with the Grateful Dead at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium. That fall the group backed up Dylan on his first proper release in three years, Planet Waves and were tapped to serve as his backup group once more on his first tour in eight years. Watkins Glen is: a town in New York state, an Auto racing course near the town, and a state park. ... Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco, California. ... Planet Waves (1974) is an album by Bob Dylan, and was recorded with The Band at Village Recorder in Los Angeles during three different sessions in November 1973. ...

The concerts of the Bob Dylan and The Band 1974 Tour, lasting from January 3 to February 14, 1974, were meandering musical marathons featuring two sets of Dylan backed by The Band, two Band sets, and a Dylan acoustic set. The ensuing live album from the tour, Before the Flood, reveals that he was still capable of reaching the breathtaking falsetto of "I Shall Be Released." The Bob Dylan the The Band 1974 Tour was a two-month concert tour in early 1974 that featured Bob Dylan, in his first real tour in eight years, performing with The Band, who as The Hawks had once been his little-known backing band. ... Before the Flood is the title of a 1974 live album by Bob Dylan and The Band. ...

The Last Waltz, attempted comeback, and death

The Band continued touring throughout 1974, supporting CSNY alongside Joni Mitchell and the Beach Boys on a grueling summer stadium tour. By 1975, Robertson had expressed his dissatisfaction with touring and acting in an increasingly parental capacity, as the move to Malibu had seen him take the managerial reins on a de facto basis from an increasingly diffident Grossman. According to Levon Helm, the singer was now consuming eight bottles of Grand Marnier on top of a prodigious cocaine addiction every day. After a brief reconciliation that resulted in the birth of a son, the Manuels divorced in 1976. During that period, he developed a kinship with the similarly despondent Eric Clapton and was a driving force behind the boozy sessions that comprise the guitarist's 1976 release No Reason To Cry (recorded at The Band's new Shangri-La Studios). Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On the group's final full fledged tour, Manuel was still recovering from a car accident earlier in the year; several tour dates were scrapped after a powerboating accident in the Austin area that summer which necessitated the hiring of Tibetan healers in a scenario reminiscent of Robertson's pre-show hypnosis before their first concert as The Band. More often than not too drunk to play effectively, the quality of shows was frequently contingent upon Manuel's relative sobriety (or lack thereof). As he was unable to sustain the high vocal register of "Tears of Rage" or "In a Station", his most notable contributions were confined to impassioned, raging versions of the prophetic "The Shape I'm In" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)", propelled by his hoarse (though still very expressive) voice.

The Band played its final show at Winterland Arena in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day in 1976 with several guests; it was filmed in 35mm by Robertson cohort and longtime Band fan Martin Scorsese for the documentary, The Last Waltz. While Manuel's famed sense of humor and warm, congenial nature emerged in the interview segments, so did his shyness, deferential attitude – and inebriation. Initially intended as an end to live performances by the group, with each member kept on a $2,500 a week retainer by a prospective record company, the group had drifted apart by 1978. Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group, The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ...

Taking advantage of this new solace, Manuel moved to Garth Hudson's ranch outside Malibu. He entered a rehabilitation program, became sober for the first time in years and eventually remarried. Along with Hudson and Robertson, he contributed to the soundtrack of Raging Bull and played little-publicized gigs in L.A.-area clubs as leader of The Pencils (with Terry Danko on lead guitar). By 1980, Rick Danko and Manuel had begun to tour regularly as an acoustic duo. This article is about the 1980 film. ...

The Band reformed in 1983 with The Cate Brothers and Jim Weider augmenting the four returning members of the group - Manuel, Helm, Hudson, and Danko. Freed from his addictions, Manuel was initially in his best shape since the Big Pink era. Having reclaimed some of his vocal range lost in those years of self-indulgence, Manuel performed old hits such as "The Shape I'm In", "Chest Fever", and "I Shall Be Released" alongside favorites such as the blues standard "You Don't Know Me" and "She Knows". The group was warmly received during a Japanese tour in 1985. All of that changed when former Band manager Albert Grossman - a father figure and confidante to the singer, not to mention an instrumental figure in any possible solo career - suddenly died in late January 1986. Depressed by Grossman's death, dwindling concerts of prestiege, and the perception that The Band had stagnated and reverted to being traveling jukebox, Manuel (if he had not done so already) indisputably returned to his alcohol and cocaine addictions. The Cate Brothers are the singer-songwriter-musician duo of Earl and Ernie Cate, brothers from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who in the mid 1960s became performers of southern soul music at clubs and dances throughout the regional South of the United States. ... Jim Weider is a guitarist best known for his work with The Band. ...

On March 4, 1986, after a gig outside Orlando, in Winter Park, Florida, Manuel seemed to be in relatively good spirits but ominiously thanked Hudson for "twenty five years of incredible music". Upon returning to his motel room, it is believed that he finished one last bottle of Grand Marnier before hanging himself. Manuel's wife Arlie - asleep at the time - discovered his body along with the depleted bottle and a small amount of cocaine the following morning. He was buried a week later in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario. is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. ... Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 30,461 in 2006. ...

Posthumous recognition

Manuel's sole solo release, Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway.

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Eric Clapton recorded his tribute to Richard Manuel, "Holy Mother," on his 1986 release August. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Robbie Robertson's self-titled solo album from 1987 opens with "Fallen Angel," a song dedicated to his former bandmate. Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known for his membership in The Band. ...

In 2003, Counting Crows released Hard Candy, which contained the song "If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)", inspired by the late musician. In 2004, The Drive-By Truckers released The Dirty South, which contained the song "Danko/Manuel". The lyrics contain the phrase "Richard Manuel Is Dead" and also refer to other members of The Band. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Counting Crows is an Academy Award nominated American alternative rock band originating from Berkeley, California. ... Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by Counting Crows released in 2002 on Geffen Records. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Drive-By Truckers (L-R: Mike Cooley, Brad Morgan, Shonna Tucker, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood) Drive-By Truckers are a rock/alt-country based in Athens, Georgia; though four out of five members originally hail from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama. ... Sixth album by Alabaman country-rock group Drive-By Truckers, released in 2004. ... For other uses, see Band. ...

Notes

References

• Helm, Levon and Davis, Stephen (1993). This Wheel's on Fire, A Cappella Books, ISBN 1-55652-405-6

External links

• Biography at Allmusic.com
• Manuel at The Band's website
• The Other Side: Richard Manuel by Peter Stone Brown
• Richard Manuel's Gravesite