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Here's a really, really great video on Richard Manuel (and oh yeah, The Band).

 

News of Richard’s suicide in 1986 is the only music-related death that brought me to tears. As does this video. It also makes me laugh.

 

Levon Helm stated The Band considered Richard their lead singer, and hearing him in this video reinforces my opinion that he is the white Ray Charles, head and shoulders above all his contemporaries. If you consider that dissing them, I can live with that. For a special treat, listen to Richard and Van Morrison (the best of the British singers) dueting on "4% Pantomime" (on The Band’s Cahoots album).

 

Just a little over a half hour in length, this video is well worth your time to watch. It may give some of you a better understanding of why The Band are held in such high regard by the best musicians, singers, and songwriters in Rock ’n’ Roll.

 

https://youtu.be/7r2w5ioGgqE?si=nuyCwE0qUFd6kAb-

 

 

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The problem with heroin (now fentanyl) is that it’s such a good high that once you try it, it makes you want to dabble in it. Dabbling becomes addiction before you know it. Rick Danko remained addicted to the end of his life.

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It’s definitely a crazy world and a shame that drugs are such an integral part of the music business. I’m glad that you (and a lot of other people) managed to not fall into the trap.

I think it was Charlie Musselwhite who had a similar experience to yours. I read an interview where he said he tried heroin once and it was so good that he knew that there would be a heavy price to pay for using it, so he never did it again.

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