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How a fan of the Band’s Richard Manuel became his biographer
STRATFORD, ONTARIO, JUN 26 – Stephen T. Lewis's biography draws on interviews with friends and collaborators to highlight Richard Manuel's musical talent and struggles, aiming to restore his legacy beyond his 1986 suicide.
- Stephen T. Lewis authored a biography released in 2025 that explores the life and musical career of Richard Manuel, the singer and pianist from Stratford, Ontario, known for his work with The Band.
- Lewis created the book after seeing the February 2020 documentary Once Were Brothers and feeling there was a big gap in Richard Manuel's story.
- He conducted deep archival research and interviews with Manuel's friends, family, and collaborators like Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and John Sebastian.
- Manuel struggled with addiction and died by suicide in March 1986 at age 42, a fact addressed simply but briefly in the book's final chapter.
- Lewis's book aims to highlight Manuel's musical contributions and humanity, filling the narrative gap left by prior accounts focusing more on other Band members.
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How a fan of the Band’s Richard Manuel became his biographer
As a passionate fan of the Band, Stephen T. Lewis had watched the concert film “The Last Waltz” numerous times and devoured autobiographies on Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, the Band’s best-known members. Despite those acclaimed accounts of the influential group’s story – the early days as the Hawks backing Ronnie Hawkins, their role as Bob Dylan’s band and their own roots-rock albums that inspired scores of bands ever after – something was mi…
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