The Band : Music From Big Pink

 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.

Rick Danko : Times Like These

Richard Clare Danko

 (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) 

was a Canadian musician, 

bassist, songwriter, 

and singer, 

best known as a

 founding member of

 the Band, 

for which he 

was inducted 

into the

 Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame

 in 1994.

During the 1960s,

 Danko performed as a

 member of the Hawks, 

backing

 Ronnie Hawkins 

and then

 Bob Dylan. 

Then, 

between 1968 and 1977,

 Danko and the Hawks, 

now called

 the Band, 

released seven 

studio albums

 before breaking up. 

Beginning with the group's 

reformation in 1983 

and up until his death, 

Danko participated in 

the Band's 

partial reunion.

Rick Danko : Rick Danko

Richard Clare Danko

 (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) 

was a 

Canadian musician, 

bassist, 

songwriter, 

and

 singer,

 best known as a 

founding member of

 The Band, 

for which he was

 inducted into

 the Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame

 in 1994.

During the 1960s, 

Danko performed as a 

member of

 the Hawks, 

backing 

Ronnie Hawkins 

and then

 Bob Dylan. 

Then, 

between 1968 and 1977,

 Danko and the Hawks, 

now called

 the Band, 

released seven 

studio albums 

before breaking up.

 Beginning with

 the group's 

reformation in 1983 

and up until his death, 

Danko participated

 in the Band's 

partial reunion.