Richard Manuel - You Dont Know Me - Tokyo 1983

[@futuropasado]

Richard Manuel, one of the finest and most soulful singers ever, thank you

[@CryptoGrizzly710]

amen

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Beautiful Inside and Out...

[@jburton4474]

YES!!

[@billalbritton4972]

A gentle soul

[@gregriddle3042]

Amen

[@fatgrl1935]

I could watch this over and over...trouble is, each time I fall in love with him a little more. Richard was an underrated star in the Band. A true treasure.

[@flipwright1138]

I find myself doing just that. Watching this clip over the years is irresistible.

[@donnapage8894]

Surely he was never underrated ❤

[@daveross8879]

Incredible

[@dsmith9572]

He was not under rated by his bandmates. They considered themselves to be "there to spell Richard".

[@SeanRizzo]

it'd be an absolute travesty to not consider richard manuel one of the greatest vocalists ever. this is just heartwrenching.

[@lukewood9233]

Beautiful

[@coolprof1951]

For me, it was always a tossup between Richard Manuel’s soul and Levon Helm’s dynamism!!!! The Band!!! Gone too soon!!!! 🫶🏾☮️🔥

[@billpresing5568]

And Danko's intense fired up vocals that were unmistakably his own.

[@billpresing5568]

They were all very unique and distinct in their own right.

[@timothylewis2450]

1000% . His falsetto from the Festival Express version of I Shall Be Released..just guts me every time even after all these years. Hope he is at peace, bless him.

[@SHAMROCK2982]

The best vocalist, male or female EVER. So thankful I got to see them 27 times.

[@Free1108]

We’re sisters/brothers, I can’t touch your 27 but I saw them 13 times in the 60s&70s, I will never love another like The Band! Richard, my dear, you were always beautiful ❤️❤️

[@geneprokopf1578]

Every time I see Richard Manuel, my heart just fucking breaks.

[@dacethejackofhearts7209]

Same here dude ! I have to hold the tears coming out of my eyes.

[@murph3001]

Great language ____ show it to your wife and daughter

[@geneprokopf1578]

@@murph3001 Sorry if I offended your tender sensibilities. And, by the way, the wife and daughter hear it quite often . . . doesn't offend them.

[@barakpick]

That's because you're thinking of his death, not his life and work.

[@lowellmorris]

@@barakpick True, though those who know about The Band know that Richard had a troubled life.

[@frankgreco8447]

What a voice and a talent with a short life. Richard you are sure missed .

[@navnrjohnson]

This is epic

[@jburton4474]

"You Don't Know Me".....Ray Charles was the Master of this timeless tune he made famous backed up by the fabulous Ray Charles Singers... But Richard Manuel brings me to tears everytime I listen to his voice singing this song; Why?.....U can even hear Ray in his voice.....Richard did what Jimi Hendrix often said what beautiful music had the power to do,...reach down in and touches your very soul. A beautiful song sung by a beautiful person ❤ who left us too soon. Your soul is at peace Richard. Missing you still in 2021.

[@maryrickert9220]

"and life is brief'

[@CastleOfThoughts]

I had the honor of sitting front row left at a Philadelphia concert by The Band in 1971! I can't even tell you what it was like sitting only yards from Richard Manuel and his piano! He just glowed... he had an aura that was just amazing! They played everything from their first three albums except for "All La Glory" and "Whispering Pines" haha the 2 songs I wanted most to hear them perform "live"!!! They also played "Don"t Do It" and a few other non-studio songs. RIP Richard.

[@mortensenegbert6619]

One of the rawest, most soulful and heartrending singers of all time.

[@arlenemiracola3465]

They called Richard "the white Ray Charles"....... RIP

[@jerrymeadows1094]

Look at his eyes and if you can't by some strange lack of empathy hear it in his voice, it's there in his eyes, how deeply he feels what he is singing.

[@billwhitton500]

there was something in his singing that's beyond words.....his sound , the feeling....missed so much.

[@justz00t48]

I just got a pair of noise cancelling headphones and this was my choice to test them, I wasn't let down in the least. Richard Manuel is one of singers that can give me chills just listening and this is him at his finest.

[@mikem2317]

That Man has one of the All Time greatest soulful voices I have ever listened to!!

[@emmylubrowne]

once you hear Richard do this, you never forget it. How you were loved and how you are missed, well you don't know. Thank you for giving this gift.

[@peterbfield]

Wow! What a performance. I've heard this a hundred times by Ray Charles -- fabulous -- but this is the first time I understood the story and heartbreak in the song. Thank you Richard.

[@danielmunder810]

well said. sometimes somebody covering a song can do that. crazy.

[@deborahhatcher186]

He did it better than Ray...

[@surrealfarm]

I think Richard put more true heartache and emotion into the song than Ray did. Ray's version is wonderful, but it can't tear your heart apart like Richard's version can.

[@Filterite5]

@@surrealfarm yeah I agree 100%. You can hear and literally feel the pain in his voice. Charles is great but Richard lived this song.

[@murph3001]

First time you understood ??? Why

[@edwardpnts]

I love everything about this song as it plays out. As the one you have a crush on walks by and doesn't even know my name. But especially watching the footage of Richard Manuel passionately singing away, really hits a soft spot in my core. Listening to the other Band members playing their instruments as to say..... Richard..... It's all you! It's your time to Shine! ⭐🌟

[@MAIRTIN28]

I loved The Band and especially Richard who I thought was so underated. Listen to that amazing voice. So so very beautiful...! Sadly missed.

[@iris-vu8wk]

RIP Richard Manuel you still inspire people with your soulful voice each day x

[@Bubbacat54]

What can anyone else add to the thoughts and comments about Richard? The very best. A couple of little smokes--a couple of JD's --a couple of tears........RIP and God bless you........never to be forgotton

[@jimsquick]

Just the raw emotion.

[@Staylogical]

Love Neil Young,love Joni,but Richard is the best singer Canada has ever produced.And a pretty good dobro player,organ player ,guitarist,sax player,pianist,drummer in the 2nd rhythm section,and someone who generally inspires awe among musicians.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

What's sad is that the very talented Hawks' performed in relative obscurity (except for Torotonians) from 1958 to 1964, and then as The Band from 1965, and really weren't recognized nationally until "The Last Waltz" of 1976, by which time Robertson had had enough of touring and left the group for a while. Every one of The Band members played at least one instrument very well. Cut to 2024 and talentless Taylor Swift makes $millions filling stadiums with trash noise no one will remember a few hours later, let alone days.

[@ChuckSnow5]

How good is this!? Miss God's gift of your voice, Richie...

[@lightlyone]

Man, what a voice and what soul!

[@GregOliva]

He was, and is, incredible. Thank you, Richard.

[@HaFannyHa]

Richard, you were just too soulful. Beautiful, just beautiful.

[@thelightseeker900]

The Band; Robbie and four of the sweetest souls and best musicians in my collection.Richard's voice was so good it will never die; living on my headphones where it belongs.

[@Tearloch]

I am turning 64 next month .. I have loved Richard and the Band since they first started .. west coast od Canada and we still knew how special they were, and still are .. best way to learn, and know, that is just to listen ... thanks brian600lyle ..

[@surrealfarm]

This song, with Richard pouring his heart out, makes my heart break.

[@arongunner1522]

😊😊I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 👆 the song but when last did you play it

[@MrA259]

Heartbreaking

[@saltemann]

+Laurence Sears friendzoning can be

[@joehacker425]

Rest In Peace Richard! Keepin the rest of us alive!

[@smokem1956]

Any performance by Richard or Levon or Rick is a time capsule never to be repeated on this earth. To run them down is a view into a narrow mind that does not see the brilliance that was bestowed upon us for so brief a time.

[@elizabethhann4028]

Rest in peace, Richard. We will always remember you.

[@markscutti9682]

To this day,I still miss Richard Manual. RIP!

[@BlindArthurBlake]

Me too

[@Filterite5]

Breaks my heart watching Richard sing.. so much soul and pain

[@andyquinn1125]

Beautiful sad. What a great musician and especially great songwriter. I'll never forget him.

[@mortyboardsmusic2444]

Until I heard and saw this version, I had always thought that Ray Charles's performance was definitive. Richard Manuel's, however, is so soulful and heartfelt, and all the more authentic when you learn about his tragic end.

[@Gordonvids]

It's a shame that he died when he did, his voice here is better then ever. So much soul in that man.

[@jerrk1000]

oh what a loss, what a beautiful singer, musician and man..rip indeed richard

[@charatwell4519]

What a treasure so sad we lost him too early

[@alfredstead8060]

it's a moment in time we cannot underestimate. .Brilliant!!!

[@rsmetv2]

In Stratford, in a beautiful side of the lake, there is a park bench in memory of Richard Manual. It has a cool view of the lake and the downtown. Very peacefull.

[@keithwelch2137]

Niagara Office Cleaning Manuel

[@lucklinkhamer]

FANTASTIC!!! What a great singer Richard you are the best. Thanks for putting this movie on you Tube.

[@TheRacboys]

Richard nailed it once again in this performance. RIP Richard.

[@eddiewillers1442]

His "Whispering Pines" is one of the great performances of the 20th century. I HATE alcohol for all that has been stolen from us.

[@abanana2561]

Never touching that stuff, it had done no good

[@christopherbako]

You're right...he felt that. Too bad he didn't try...one more time😥

[@christopherbako]

@@abanana2561 If you see the Last Waltz. He was really drunk. Not fun drunk but Nessacery

[@abanana2561]

@@christopherbako I know man it's hard. Even hearing I shall be released, he struggled

[@christopherbako]

@@abanana2561 Hello. Wasn't he talking to Garth in Garths Hotel room, about movies. Then Richard said, he'll get a bottle of Grand Marnier from his room. But, Richard never came back.

[@tonifrancis2189]

Oh, Richard. Happy Birthday and how I wanted to know you. This is beautiful.

[@Garret00074]

What a loss....

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Brilliant. Jimi Hendrix said, "Music can reach in and touch your very soul"....not every singer can do that.....but Richard did just that. He makes me want to cry, i don't know why.

[@BlindArthurBlake]

Me too

[@tomdrobyski319]

Richard knows the art of singing and performing

[@mlwilliams45]

I hope that Richard found the peace in the next world that he couldn't find in this one.

[@ThomasJJacksonVA]

It's hard to imagine Richard and the rest of The Band all together. What a wonderful group. We were so lucky back in the 1970s. And thanks to YT for making all available to us again.

[@whowahska]

Man, I love the way Richard covers this. So much soul and passion. The first time I heard it, I had to learn the song. It still gives me a chill. Thank you, Mr. Richard Manual. You lift my soul and are very special. RIP.

[@bernieballesteros2255]

Simply awesome. Thanks for the music and the memories Richard.

[@gregriddle3042]

Just blows my mind every time I listen to this! What a great musician…rest in peace Richard.

[@dianefishkin1903]

One of the most Beautiful haunting voices, I have ever heard. R..I.P Dear Friend❤

[@1loveMusic2003]

If I close my eyes it's like Ray is singing. So good.

[@fernandabento7781]

Still make me cry !! Love U Richard !!

[@ByronWarfield]

Not bad for a white boy from Canada! :P I'd say he sounds a lot more like Ray Charles than Steve Winwood. Richard was & still is such a criminally underrated singer.

[@titusmcscott5889]

First of all he is dam good and second Ray Charles was not the first to do the song nor did he compose it.

[@Garret00074]

Richard was a wonderful singer and musician. He is dearly missed

[@lindadoane2249]

Byron Warfield Absolutely reminiscent of Ray Charles, not just on this song, but "She Knows" etc.

[@CryptoGrizzly710]

much better than ray hands down

[@andrewmair7371]

Byron Warfield Richard is NOT & has NEVER BEEN “underrated” !! FFS...critically acclaimed, dearly loved & deeply appreciated by peers & fans alike ! “Richard is/was the Band’s secret weapon” -Eric Clapton. Widely acknowledged as the Band’s (one of the great vocal groups) principal singer...comparisons are unnecessary & irrelevant. The use of the word “underrated” in public forums is in fact “criminally” overrated !

[@pawsy3]

no words but amazing!!!

[@tomdrobyski319]

It is very sad that so many singers have problems with alcohol and drugs that ruin their lives. They do not understand how much joy they bring to their audience.

[@matthewjeremiahaylward9301]

I really do love this song, it always brings me back to “she knows me”. The two songs are a perfect pair.

[@tiemyshoes92]

Richard will never be dead to me.

[@BlindArthurBlake]

Exactly. It would be like the wind or one of the seasons being dead

[@diolead]

after,this! he said thank you very mach, also i love him very mach!

[@nyrichiek]

The genius of Richard Manuel. What a voice.

[@gregriddle3042]

I’ve got to add…..you hear soul in his voice, but man I can’t but help hear his pain…..

[@billcarty6031]

Ray Charles was one of Richard's great idols.I always wished that Ray would rerecord this tune and others that had that giant outdated (for me) choir behind him.This more barebones approach .Richard had a tug in his voice that always got to me.Whispering Pines when he says 'inside my LOOOONELY room" I also wonder what his life was like at this time 1983

[@futuropasado]

+bill carty whispering pines and I shall be released always makes me cry, he touches me the same way you say exactly.

[@connor_selby]

listen to the version on Ray Charles live in concert from 1964

[@boxieracorn8445]

bill carty it alway kills me when Richard and Levon start echoing each other in whispering pines.

[@machia0705]

Wow, things brings me back decades to Ray Charles on the jukebox in a tavern on 18th Avenue in Newark on a hot summers night.

[@miriansegala7416]

Adoro sua voz... Suas performances com The Band são inesquecíveis...

[@rossmills2]

Best there is. Thanks Richard

[@cultofbunny]

Obsession with this song led me to Richard's sad ending. Poor Richard!!! What a voice.

[@gottadomor7438]

Talk about pouring your heart out in a song ...

[@patrickflanagan4603]

Stunning

[@gloriabermudez4987]

So ecstatic I found Richard Manuel! 🌟fills my life with joy listening to his awesome soul music. ❤️❤️❤️

[@gloriabermudez4987]

Amazing rendition of this beautiful song. His composition is heartfelt and brings back tender memories.his voice! ❤️🦋💙

[@ernesthemmingway3975]

What a talent

[@jamesmccann6358]

The Band fan for 30 years. Never heard this. Just wow

[@uptownfunk2890]

this is a masterpiece

[@stormbringercoming8105]

The soulful loneliness in his voice just kills me.

[@jezebeljones659]

When I saw the band perform at Stratford, Ontario just a few months before Richard Manuel died, I didn't have half the appreciation for their depth and versatility that I later gained. I don't remember if he performed this song or not, can you believe it. But "I Shall Be Released" was transcendent.

[@Angel-cd5qq]

What a gorgeous beautiful man & song ...💘 .💋 🚬

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Soulful Ray Charles voice ....Thank you Richard❤❤❤❤

[@ibbjos08]

Great voice.

[@terrygarcia897]

Richard my favorite.

[@tomdrobyski319]

With so much soul

[@catmother1989]

Wow! Wonderful! ♥️♥️♥️

[@AnotherBlush]

Incredible voice. Heartbreaking really...

[@Bruce88keys]

God knows how I loved these guys- I was 19 or 20 when the Band made it clear what greatness was upon us.........Richard's voice was truly somethin' else R.I.P fellas & Thank you!

[@MichelleAOrefice]

So soulful!

[@doug.hendricks]

Beautiful!

[@deborahhatcher186]

Oh goodness what a talented person....

[@pretorious700]

Beautiful analog live mix.

[@chrisjesse420]

What a gift

[@christopherruddick2469]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. x

[@larry1824]

Bless you man

[@busenitzsucks]

We miss you Richard!

[@tylericut2790]

Timeless

[@micahsalinas8857]

Classic!

[@clayman1948]

Met him twice. Sundowner Club in Norman. Then at the Onyx Club in OKC. We made recordings thanks Beas, still listen to them. This group later the Band was much better as the Hawks. The soul of the entire group is unmatched. Rich nailed Ray and put that Canadian spin on it.

[@CHlEFFIN]

How I love you Richard... I am a 21 year old college student and this song describes my night to the letter... I was unable to say goodbye to one of the most special human beings I have ever met... for the second and last time... I cried my eyes out during my drive home from work...

[@BlindArthurBlake]

Been there myself, recently

[@sup393]

21. You're gonna be OK. Trust me

[@oilyshoes9969]

BRILLIANT!!

[@MaryGerdt]

Love this😎❤️

[@V8trickshot]

Heartbreaking voice

[@rogemasc]

Great richard !Your act final was of a real stoic!

[@sup393]

Rest with power Richard