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Richard Manuel

1943 - 1986

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Manuel is the 1,578th most popular musician (down from 1,325th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 346th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Manuel ranks 1,578 out of 3,175. Before him are Reinhold Mack, Alexander Rosenbaum, Slim Harpo, Steve Hogarth, Marco Misciagna, and Pete Doherty. After him are Joe Sample, Francesco De Gregori, José González, Rolf Løvland, Richard Bonynge, and C418.

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Among people born in 1943, Richard Manuel ranks 530. Before him are Norman Hunter, Gayle Hunnicutt, Ivan Davidov, Roberto Telch, Philippe Séguin, and Heide Simonis. After him are Lynn Burke, Joan Van Ark, Toni Basil, Pat Barker, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, and John Casper. Among people deceased in 1986, Richard Manuel ranks 230. Before him are Joyce Mansour, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Olaf Hoffsbakken, David Hand, Robert A. Lovett, and Tommy Douglas. After him are Susan Cabot, Felipe Rosas, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Ramón Alberto Villaverde, Samuel Zauber, and Ria Baran.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Richard Manuel ranks 463 out of 1,622. Before him are Steven Ogg (1973), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), Rae Dawn Chong (1961), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Billy Bishop (1894). After him are George Romanes (1848), Jagmeet Singh (1979), Xavier Dolan (1989), Maryse Ouellet (1983), Jack Carson (1910), and Megan Follows (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Richard Manuel ranks 25. Before him are Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Bob Ezrin (1949), Calixa Lavallée (1842), Rick Danko (1943), Alex Lifeson (1953), and Daniel Lanois (1951). After him are Hank Snow (1914), Kenny Wheeler (1930), Angela Hewitt (1958), Jeff Healey (1966), Devin Townsend (1972), and Sarah McLachlan (1968).

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