Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band

— written by rock scholar Stephen T. Lewis — The first full-scale biography of the soul-haunted voice behind The Band, tracing his roots in Stratford, his pivotal role with Dylan and The Hawks, and his enduring impact on rock history.

Bob Dylan’s Tempest

“You don’t write the kind of songs I write just being a conventional type of songwriter. And I don’t think anybody will write them like this again, any more than anybody will ever write a Hank Williams or Irving Berlin song. That’s pretty much for sure. I’ve taken...

The Hendrix Experience

     Daydreaming on a dreary September morning, I experience a unique “Radio I Ching” moment. I wake up, I walk into the rock room, and spin a 1970 Band Of Gypsy’s audience recording from Baltimore, Maryland. I continue with some...

Radio I Ching

     Music is the soundtrack to our lives. We all have had a certain song that attaches itself to a special moment. The song, and the moment in time forever linked. Music has the power to elicit emotions in us, and to remind us. There is also...