Person · Male
Richard Manuel
- From
- Stratford, Canada
- Active
- 1943–1986
- Releases
- 5
- rock
About
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.
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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.
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The Band drums (drum set), keyboard, lap steel guitar, lead vocals
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Richard G. Manuel
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8ae52103-a06e-4e85-9056-eff8f84418e6
- ISNI
- 0000000079972080
- IPI
- 00034738968
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.