Posthumous Recognition
In 1994, Richard Manuel was inducted, posthumously, into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band. In 2003, Japan's Dreamsville Records released Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway, which contains selections from a solo concert recorded in Saugerties, New York in October 1985. Former bandmate Robbie Robertson's song "Fallen Angel" (1987) and The Band's song "Too Soon Gone" (1993) are each tributes to Manuel. On Forbes.com, Allen St. John wrote a tribute article about Richard Manuel and Rick Danko on April 19, 2012.
Eric Clapton's 1986 album, August, features his tribute to Richard Manuel entitled "Holy Mother". San Francisco-area group, The Call, who had collaborated with former Band members Hudson and Robertson, dedicated the video for their 1986 single, "Everywhere I Go" to Manuel. Robbie Robertson's self-titled album from 1987 opens with "Fallen Angel", a song dedicated to his former bandmate. Counting Crows recorded the song "If I Could Give All My Love -or- Richard Manuel Is Dead", released on their 2002 album Hard Candy. The Drive-By Truckers' song "Danko/Manuel" was released on their album The Dirty South in 2004.
Head of Femur included "Song for Richard Manuel" on their 2005 release, Hysterical Stars. 2008 saw Michigan roots quartet Steppin' In It release the album Simple Tunes for Troubled Times, which contains the song "The Ghost of Richard Manuel", while Isaac Gillespie's album 1971 features "Richard Manuel the Pacifier". The Vancouver band Books & Branches' album Caribou Whispers features a song entitled "Richard Manuel". Ray Lamontagne references the singer during his performance on the BBC's show, Songwriter's Circle.
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