Richard Manuel

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Richard Manuel
Manuel in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Richard George Manuel
Born	(1943-04-03)April 3, 1943 Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 4, 1986(1986-03-04) (aged 42) Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Rock Americana soul country jazz roots rock
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals piano drums
Years active	1957–1986
Labels	Capitol
Formerly of	The Band Ronnie Hawkins The Revols Bob Dylan

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]