I could watch this over and over...trouble is, each time I fall in love with him a little more. Richard was an underrated star in the Band. A true treasure.
1000% . His falsetto from the Festival Express version of I Shall Be Released..just guts me every time even after all these years. Hope he is at peace, bless him.
"You Don't Know Me".....Ray Charles was the Master of this timeless tune he made famous backed up by the fabulous Ray Charles Singers... But Richard Manuel brings me to tears everytime I listen to his voice singing this song; Why?.....U can even hear Ray in his voice.....Richard did what Jimi Hendrix often said what beautiful music had the power to do,...reach down in and touches your very soul. A beautiful song sung by a beautiful person ❤ who left us too soon. Your soul is at peace Richard. Missing you still in 2021.
I just got a pair of noise cancelling headphones and this was my choice to test them, I wasn't let down in the least. Richard Manuel is one of singers that can give me chills just listening and this is him at his finest.
Love Neil Young,love Joni,but Richard is the best singer Canada has ever produced.And a pretty good dobro player,organ player ,guitarist,sax player,pianist,drummer in the 2nd rhythm section,and someone who generally inspires awe among musicians.
What's sad is that the very talented Hawks' performed in relative obscurity (except for Torotonians) from 1958 to 1964, and then as The Band from 1965, and really weren't recognized nationally until "The Last Waltz" of 1976, by which time Robertson had had enough of touring and left the group for a while. Every one of The Band members played at least one instrument very well. Cut to 2024 and talentless Taylor Swift makes $millions filling stadiums with trash noise no one will remember a few hours later, let alone days.
I had the honor of sitting front row left at a Philadelphia concert by The Band in 1971! I can't even tell you what it was like sitting only yards from Richard Manuel and his piano! He just glowed... he had an aura that was just amazing! They played everything from their first three albums except for "All La Glory" and "Whispering Pines" haha the 2 songs I wanted most to hear them perform "live"!!! They also played "Don"t Do It" and a few other non-studio songs. RIP Richard.
I love everything about this song as it plays out. As the one you have a crush on walks by and doesn't even know my name. But especially watching the footage of Richard Manuel passionately singing away, really hits a soft spot in my core. Listening to the other Band members playing their instruments as to say..... Richard..... It's all you! It's your time to Shine! ⭐🌟
Look at his eyes and if you can't by some strange lack of empathy hear it in his voice, it's there in his eyes, how deeply he feels what he is singing.
Wow! What a performance. I've heard this a hundred times by Ray Charles -- fabulous -- but this is the first time I understood the story and heartbreak in the song. Thank you Richard.
I think Richard put more true heartache and emotion into the song than Ray did. Ray's version is wonderful, but it can't tear your heart apart like Richard's version can.
What can anyone else add to the thoughts and comments about Richard? The very best. A couple of little smokes--a couple of JD's --a couple of tears........RIP and God bless you........never to be forgotton
Not bad for a white boy from Canada! :P I'd say he sounds a lot more like Ray Charles than Steve Winwood. Richard was & still is such a criminally underrated singer.
Byron Warfield Richard is NOT & has NEVER BEEN “underrated” !! FFS...critically acclaimed, dearly loved & deeply appreciated by peers & fans alike ! “Richard is/was the Band’s secret weapon” -Eric Clapton. Widely acknowledged as the Band’s (one of the great vocal groups) principal singer...comparisons are unnecessary & irrelevant. The use of the word “underrated” in public forums is in fact “criminally” overrated !
I am turning 64 next month .. I have loved Richard and the Band since they first started .. west coast od Canada and we still knew how special they were, and still are .. best way to learn, and know, that is just to listen ... thanks brian600lyle ..
Brilliant. Jimi Hendrix said, "Music can reach in and touch your very soul"....not every singer can do that.....but Richard did just that. He makes me want to cry, i don't know why.
The Band; Robbie and four of the sweetest souls and best musicians in my collection.Richard's voice was so good it will never die; living on my headphones where it belongs.
Any performance by Richard or Levon or Rick is a time capsule never to be repeated on this earth. To run them down is a view into a narrow mind that does not see the brilliance that was bestowed upon us for so brief a time.
It's hard to imagine Richard and the rest of The Band all together. What a wonderful group. We were so lucky back in the 1970s. And thanks to YT for making all available to us again.
Man, I love the way Richard covers this. So much soul and passion. The first time I heard it, I had to learn the song. It still gives me a chill. Thank you, Mr. Richard Manual. You lift my soul and are very special. RIP.
@@abanana2561 Hello. Wasn't he talking to Garth in Garths Hotel room, about movies. Then Richard said, he'll get a bottle of Grand Marnier from his room. But, Richard never came back.
Ray Charles was one of Richard's great idols.I always wished that Ray would rerecord this tune and others that had that giant outdated (for me) choir behind him.This more barebones approach .Richard had a tug in his voice that always got to me.Whispering Pines when he says 'inside my LOOOONELY room" I also wonder what his life was like at this time 1983
In Stratford, in a beautiful side of the lake, there is a park bench in memory of Richard Manual. It has a cool view of the lake and the downtown. Very peacefull.
It is very sad that so many singers have problems with alcohol and drugs that ruin their lives. They do not understand how much joy they bring to their audience.
When I saw the band perform at Stratford, Ontario just a few months before Richard Manuel died, I didn't have half the appreciation for their depth and versatility that I later gained. I don't remember if he performed this song or not, can you believe it. But "I Shall Be Released" was transcendent.
Met him twice. Sundowner Club in Norman. Then at the Onyx Club in OKC. We made recordings thanks Beas, still listen to them. This group later the Band was much better as the Hawks. The soul of the entire group is unmatched. Rich nailed Ray and put that Canadian spin on it.
Got to stop listening.... makes me crying everytime i hear his voice... the problem is i can't stop listening .... Levon was the heartbeat, Rick was so much of my favorites (how many bass players could sing the way he did)... Garth keeps being tne absolute psycho player, Robbie fucked it up. But The band, WHAT a band.
God knows how I loved these guys- I was 19 or 20 when the Band made it clear what greatness was upon us.........Richard's voice was truly somethin' else R.I.P fellas & Thank you!
Richard Manuel, one of the finest and most soulful singers ever, thank you
amen
Beautiful Inside and Out...
YES!!
A gentle soul
Amen
I could watch this over and over...trouble is, each time I fall in love with him a little more. Richard was an underrated star in the Band. A true treasure.
I find myself doing just that. Watching this clip over the years is irresistible.
Surely he was never underrated ❤
Incredible
Every time I see Richard Manuel, my heart just fucking breaks.
Same here dude ! I have to hold the tears coming out of my eyes.
Great language ____ show it to your wife and daughter
@@murph3001 Sorry if I offended your tender sensibilities. And, by the way, the wife and daughter hear it quite often . . . doesn't offend them.
That's because you're thinking of his death, not his life and work.
@@barakpick True, though those who know about The Band know that Richard had a troubled life.
The best vocalist, male or female EVER. So thankful I got to see them 27 times.
One of the rawest, most soulful and heartrending singers of all time.
They called Richard "the white Ray Charles"....... RIP
it'd be an absolute travesty to not consider richard manuel one of the greatest vocalists ever.
this is just heartwrenching.
Beautiful
For me, it was always a tossup between Richard Manuel’s soul and Levon Helm’s dynamism!!!! The Band!!! Gone too soon!!!! 🫶🏾☮️🔥
And Danko's intense fired up vocals that were unmistakably his own.
They were all very unique and distinct in their own right.
1000% . His falsetto from the Festival Express version of I Shall Be Released..just guts me every time even after all these years. Hope he is at peace, bless him.
What a voice and a talent with a short life. Richard you are sure missed
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This is epic
"You Don't Know Me".....Ray Charles was the Master of this timeless tune he made famous backed up by the fabulous Ray Charles Singers... But Richard Manuel brings me to tears everytime I listen to his voice singing this song; Why?.....U can even hear Ray in his voice.....Richard did what Jimi Hendrix often said what beautiful music had the power to do,...reach down in and touches your very soul. A beautiful song sung by a beautiful person ❤ who left us too soon. Your soul is at peace Richard. Missing you still in 2021.
"and life is brief'
Say hello to Richard for me Lord. One of those times when no one else is thinking of him. Amen
Thanks for the music Richard. We all Need forgiveness.
Amen...
I just got a pair of noise cancelling headphones and this was my choice to test them, I wasn't let down in the least. Richard Manuel is one of singers that can give me chills just listening and this is him at his finest.
there was something in his singing that's beyond words.....his sound , the feeling....missed so much.
Love Neil Young,love Joni,but Richard is the best singer Canada has ever produced.And a pretty good dobro player,organ player ,guitarist,sax player,pianist,drummer in the 2nd rhythm section,and someone who generally inspires awe among musicians.
What's sad is that the very talented Hawks' performed in relative obscurity (except for Torotonians) from 1958 to 1964, and then as The Band from 1965, and really weren't recognized nationally until "The Last Waltz" of 1976, by which time Robertson had had enough of touring and left the group for a while. Every one of The Band members played at least one instrument very well. Cut to 2024 and talentless Taylor Swift makes $millions filling stadiums with trash noise no one will remember a few hours later, let alone days.
I had the honor of sitting front row left at a Philadelphia concert by The Band in 1971! I can't even tell you what it was like sitting only yards from Richard Manuel and his piano! He just glowed... he had an aura that was just amazing! They played everything from their first three albums except for "All La Glory" and "Whispering Pines" haha the 2 songs I wanted most to hear them perform "live"!!! They also played "Don"t Do It" and a few other non-studio songs. RIP Richard.
once you hear Richard do this, you never forget it. How you were loved and how you are missed, well you don't know. Thank you for giving this gift.
I love everything about this song as it plays out.
As the one you have a crush on walks by and doesn't even know my name.
But especially watching the footage of Richard Manuel passionately singing away, really hits a soft spot in my core.
Listening to the other Band members playing their instruments as to say.....
Richard..... It's all you!
It's your time to Shine! ⭐🌟
That Man has one of the All Time greatest soulful voices I have ever listened to!!
Look at his eyes and if you can't by some strange lack of empathy hear it in his voice, it's there in his eyes, how deeply he feels what he is singing.
Wow! What a performance. I've heard this a hundred times by Ray Charles -- fabulous -- but this is the first time I understood the story and heartbreak in the song. Thank you Richard.
well said. sometimes somebody covering a song can do that. crazy.
He did it better than Ray...
I think Richard put more true heartache and emotion into the song than Ray did. Ray's version is wonderful, but it can't tear your heart apart like Richard's version can.
@@surrealfarm yeah I agree 100%. You can hear and literally feel the pain in his voice. Charles is great but Richard lived this song.
First time you understood ??? Why
What can anyone else add to the thoughts and comments about Richard? The very best. A couple of little smokes--a couple of JD's --a couple of tears........RIP and God bless you........never to be forgotton
I loved The Band and especially Richard who I thought was so underated. Listen to that amazing voice. So so very beautiful...! Sadly missed.
RIP Richard Manuel you still inspire people with your soulful voice each day x
Not bad for a white boy from Canada! :P I'd say he sounds a lot more like Ray Charles than Steve Winwood. Richard was & still is such a criminally underrated singer.
First of all he is dam good and second Ray Charles was not the first to do the song nor did he compose it.
Richard was a wonderful singer and musician.
He is dearly missed
Byron Warfield Absolutely reminiscent of Ray Charles, not just on this song, but "She Knows" etc.
much better than ray hands down
Byron Warfield Richard is NOT & has NEVER BEEN “underrated” !! FFS...critically acclaimed, dearly loved & deeply appreciated by peers & fans alike ! “Richard is/was the Band’s secret weapon” -Eric Clapton. Widely acknowledged as the Band’s (one of the great vocal groups) principal singer...comparisons are unnecessary & irrelevant.
The use of the word “underrated” in public forums is in fact “criminally” overrated !
This song, with Richard pouring his heart out, makes my heart break.
😊😊I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 👆 the song but when last did you play it
How good is this!?
Miss God's gift of your voice, Richie...
He was, and is, incredible. Thank you, Richard.
Richard, you were just too soulful. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Just the raw emotion.
Man, what a voice and what soul!
I am turning 64 next month .. I have loved Richard and the Band since they first started .. west coast od Canada and we still knew how special they were, and still are .. best way to learn, and know, that is just to listen ... thanks brian600lyle ..
Brilliant. Jimi Hendrix said, "Music can reach in and touch your very soul"....not every singer can do that.....but Richard did just that. He makes me want to cry, i don't know why.
Me too
To this day,I still miss Richard Manual. RIP!
Me too
Breaks my heart watching Richard sing.. so much soul and pain
The Band; Robbie and four of the sweetest souls and best musicians in my collection.Richard's voice was so good it will never die; living on my headphones where it belongs.
Rest In Peace Richard! Keepin the rest of us alive!
Rest in peace, Richard. We will always remember you.
Any performance by Richard or Levon or Rick is a time capsule never to be repeated on this earth. To run them down is a view into a narrow mind that does not see the brilliance that was bestowed upon us for so brief a time.
It's hard to imagine Richard and the rest of The Band all together. What a wonderful group. We were so lucky back in the 1970s. And thanks to YT for making all available to us again.
Man, I love the way Richard covers this. So much soul and passion. The first time I heard it, I had to learn the song. It still gives me a chill. Thank you, Mr. Richard Manual. You lift my soul and are very special. RIP.
Beautiful sad. What a great musician and especially great songwriter. I'll never forget him.
His "Whispering Pines" is one of the great performances of the 20th century. I HATE alcohol for all that has been stolen from us.
Never touching that stuff, it had done no good
You're right...he felt that.
Too bad he didn't try...one more time😥
@@abanana2561 If you see the Last Waltz. He was really drunk. Not fun drunk but Nessacery
@@christopherbako I know man it's hard. Even hearing I shall be released, he struggled
@@abanana2561 Hello. Wasn't he talking to Garth in Garths Hotel room, about movies.
Then Richard said, he'll get a bottle of Grand Marnier from his room.
But, Richard never came back.
One of the most Beautiful haunting voices, I have ever heard. R..I.P
Dear Friend❤
Oh, Richard. Happy Birthday and how I wanted to know you. This is beautiful.
What a loss....
it's a moment in time we cannot underestimate. .Brilliant!!!
Simply awesome. Thanks for the music and the memories Richard.
oh what a loss, what a beautiful singer, musician and man..rip indeed richard
Heartbreaking
+Laurence Sears friendzoning can be
What a treasure so sad we lost him too early
Just blows my mind every time I listen to this! What a great musician…rest in peace Richard.
Wow, things brings me back decades to Ray Charles on the jukebox in a tavern on 18th Avenue in Newark on a hot summers night.
So ecstatic I found Richard Manuel! 🌟fills my life with joy listening to his awesome soul music. ❤️❤️❤️
Amazing rendition of this beautiful song. His composition is heartfelt and brings back tender memories.his voice! ❤️🦋💙
Richard nailed it once again in this performance. RIP Richard.
Soulful Ray Charles voice ....Thank you Richard❤❤❤❤
Richard knows the art of singing and performing
Ray Charles was one of Richard's great idols.I always wished that Ray would rerecord this tune and others that had that giant outdated (for me) choir behind him.This more barebones approach
.Richard had a tug in his voice that always got to me.Whispering Pines when he says 'inside my LOOOONELY room" I also wonder what his life was like at this time 1983
+bill carty whispering pines and I shall be released always makes me cry, he touches me the same way you say exactly.
listen to the version on Ray Charles live in concert from 1964
bill carty it alway kills me when Richard and Levon start echoing each other in whispering pines.
Still make me cry !! Love U Richard !!
I really do love this song, it always brings me back to “she knows me”. The two songs are a perfect pair.
What a gorgeous
beautiful man & song ...💘
.💋 🚬
FANTASTIC!!! What a great singer Richard you are the best.
Thanks for putting this movie on you Tube.
If I close my eyes it's like Ray is singing. So good.
Obsession with this song led me to Richard's sad ending. Poor Richard!!! What a voice.
I hope that Richard found the peace in the next world that he couldn't find in this one.
after,this! he said thank you very mach, also i love him very mach!
It's a shame that he died when he did, his voice here is better then ever. So much soul in that man.
no words but amazing!!!
I’ve got to add…..you hear soul in his voice, but man I can’t but help hear his pain…..
In Stratford, in a beautiful side of the lake, there is a park bench in memory of Richard Manual. It has a cool view of the lake and the downtown. Very peacefull.
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Adoro sua voz... Suas performances com The Band são inesquecíveis...
It is very sad that so many singers have problems with alcohol and drugs that ruin their lives. They do not understand how much joy they bring to their audience.
The soulful loneliness in his voice just kills me.
Best there is. Thanks Richard
The Band fan for 30 years. Never heard this. Just wow
When I saw the band perform at Stratford, Ontario just a few months before Richard Manuel died, I didn't have half the appreciation for their depth and versatility that I later gained. I don't remember if he performed this song or not, can you believe it. But "I Shall Be Released" was transcendent.
The genius of Richard Manuel. What a voice.
this is a masterpiece
Talk about pouring your heart out in a song ...
Met him twice. Sundowner Club in Norman. Then at the Onyx Club in OKC. We made recordings thanks Beas, still listen to them. This group later the Band was much better as the Hawks. The soul of the entire group is unmatched. Rich nailed Ray and put that Canadian spin on it.
Wow! Wonderful! ♥️♥️♥️
Incredible voice. Heartbreaking really...
Richard will never be dead to me.
Exactly. It would be like the wind or one of the seasons being dead
Stunning
So soulful!
What a talent
The date of the performance is September 2, 1983.
Thanks, Forrest
We miss you Richard!
All I can say is WOW WOW WOW what a voice what a lose when he died
Nobody did Ray Charles like Richard Manuel..!
What great music. Thanks for sharing this.
richard far better
Heartbreakingly beautiful. x
Oh goodness what a talented person....
Beautiful!
Love this😎❤️
Richard my favorite.
Great voice.
What a gift
God damn that's beautiful.
Got to stop listening.... makes me crying everytime i hear his voice... the problem is i can't stop listening .... Levon was the heartbeat, Rick was so much of my favorites (how many bass players could sing the way he did)... Garth keeps being tne absolute psycho player, Robbie fucked it up. But The band, WHAT a band.
a perfect mashed up between ray charles and randy newman
I would have never thought of that ,but,yeah i can hear it.
Guips Vidal on the money lad, on the money.
good analysis
Rest with power Richard
Bravo Richard!
With so much soul
BRILLIANT!!
God knows how I loved these guys- I was 19 or 20 when the Band made it clear what greatness was upon us.........Richard's voice was truly somethin' else R.I.P fellas & Thank you!