Bill the Drummer | Talk From The Rock Room

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.

Get the book!

Put the Boot In: Grateful Dead – January 8, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium

by talkfromtherockroom | May 22, 2022 | Put the Boot In, Reviews

Spinning today in the ‘rock room’ is the earliest circulating live recording of the Grateful Dead. While the group played their first live show in May of 1965, here we find the first recorded documentation of a ‘Primal Dead’ show....

Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Vol. 3 October 22, 1971

by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 1, 2012 | Reviews

Fall 1971 for the Grateful Dead was a time of great metamorphosis as well as extreme creativity. For most of the year the band performed as the “quintessential quintet” after losing Mickey Hart in February for personal reasons. By going back to one drummer...

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

Put the Boot In: Grateful Dead – January 8, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium

Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Vol. 3 October 22, 1971

TALK TO THE ROCK ROOM

FOLLOW THE ROCK ROOM

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROCK ROOM

DISCLAIMERS