Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much has been made of Manuel’s March 1986 suicide at age 42. By that point, The Band was playing two-bit theatres and dance halls ...

The biography was written by veteran rock author Stephen T. Lewis. Details about the book were announced on The Band’s social media pages on Thursday, April 3, coinciding with what would’ve been ...

We think of Richard Manuel as one of the most mesmerizing singers of his era. Whether belting in an angelic falsetto or a husky lower register, he exuded soul and feeling with every note that he sang.

When The Band filmed their final live performance for the classic concert film The Last Waltz in 1976, they meant to sum up a career so consequential that it altered the course of rock history. Yet, ...

This past Thursday marked the 82nd anniversary of Richard Manuel’s birth. The musician, who passed away in 1986 at age 42 is renowned for his work as a singer, songwriter and keyboard player. He was ...

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Author Stephen T. Lewis will present his new biography of Richard Manuel, a singer, songwriter and pianist with The Band, in a tribute event on Saturday. The presentation will be ...

The Band helped reshape rock with 1968's rootsy 'Music From Big Pink' – and the late Richard Manuel played a key role. Robertson, Helm and Hudson backed bluesman John Hammond on 1965's 'So Many Roads, ...

As a passionate fan of the Band, Stephen T. Lewis had watched the concert film “The Last Waltz” numerous times and devoured autobiographies on Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, the Band’s best-known ...