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
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.
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