Richard Manuel

Richard Manuel
Manuel in 1971
Manuel in 1971
Background information
Birth nameRichard George Manuel
Born(1943-04-03)April 3, 1943
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 4, 1986(1986-03-04) (aged 42)
Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • drums
Years active1957–1986
LabelsCapitol
Formerly of

Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in the Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Manuel's singing alternated between a soul-influenced baritone that drew frequent comparisons to Ray Charles and a delicate falsetto. Though The Band had three vocalists sharing lead and harmony parts, Manuel was sometimes seen as the group's primary vocalist.[1]

  1. ^ "Richard Manuel - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2017.