Richard Manuel [supposedly] - "What Would I Do Without You?" (Ray Charles) Shangri La, March 1976

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  • from the Eric Clapton "No Reason To Cry" 1976 album outtakes. Recorded March 1976 at Shangri La Studios, Malibu, California.
    Richard singing Ray Charles.
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    William Scheele, a trusted employee of The Band's road crew from 1969-1976, shared this video and, when asked if this was Richard Manuel singing vocal, declared the following:
    "Absolutely! This is not Fake News! He was called the White Ray Charles!"
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  • @TH-nf1eo
    @TH-nf1eo 6 років тому +34

    I would have bought a dozen records of him singing covers like this.

  • @troyvanreenen6635
    @troyvanreenen6635 2 місяці тому

    This blew my mind. Uncle Ray in another form. The rich talent the world experienced wow

  • @patrickflanagan4603
    @patrickflanagan4603 5 років тому +13

    Shangri La sessions were on the cusp of spinout for our dear Richard. So racked with pain and disappointment. So real. RIP Richard you were too good for this world. Definitely my favorite singer of all time. Fallen Angel.

    • @krisscanlon4051
      @krisscanlon4051 3 роки тому +2

      Yes Clapton said he was a mess and he matched RM for pathos at this point but goldarn that voice is still there man whew

  • @danielmcgraw3201
    @danielmcgraw3201 5 років тому +10

    Wish I could go back in time and see him one more time!

  • @theha-hawalls5783
    @theha-hawalls5783 3 роки тому +6

    How can anyone dislike this? It's sooooo beautiful

  • @TheIgnatzz
    @TheIgnatzz 6 років тому +15

    Good lord, but I love the way Richard Manuel sings.

  • @codydavidyates72
    @codydavidyates72 3 роки тому +5

    Both Big Pink and Shangri La.
    The legendary music made

  • @brentabbott3954
    @brentabbott3954 3 роки тому +7

    Would have loved to hear ole Steve winwood sing with Richard on all kinds of song's.

  • @RodProwse1
    @RodProwse1 6 років тому +7

    amazing. one of the great lost recodongs

  • @TR-yi8up
    @TR-yi8up 3 роки тому +8

    This is the best I can remember him sounding from that era or later. Still could knock me out later, in short bursts, but this is simply stunning

  • @momo1momo
    @momo1momo 5 років тому +4

    I miss him.

  • @pgmpgm5222
    @pgmpgm5222 Рік тому

    This is so spot on.Uncle Ray would be proud

  • @gabriellagrimoldi3174
    @gabriellagrimoldi3174 3 роки тому +2

    Manuel richard leonard cohen sempre nel mio cuore

  • @kellybritton2693
    @kellybritton2693 4 роки тому +17

    It's not Richard. It's Ray Charles' demo tape that he recorded for Ahmet Ertegun. I just played the video for Rob Fraboni , with whom I live, who built Shangri-La, produced No Reason to Cry, and recorded the actual outtake. You should take this down.

    • @weirdcatastrophebykodycava
      @weirdcatastrophebykodycava 4 роки тому

      Thank you.

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 3 роки тому +1

      It's Billy Preston singing and playing the piano. Ray is not on this recording and had nothing to do with it. But yeah i agree its probably got nothing to do with No Reason To Cry.

    • @theha-hawalls5783
      @theha-hawalls5783 3 роки тому

      Still a killer track. Though I swear I hear Richard because of the vocal technique. But parts of it do sound like Billy Preston.

    • @brianmitchellmusic
      @brianmitchellmusic 3 роки тому

      well, I have to chime in on this. It certainly sounds like Ray singing and playing piano, When Richard did Ray it still sounded like Richard. And it does not sound like Billy. My 2 cents

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 3 роки тому

      ​@@brianmitchellmusic It is 100% not Ray. I am sure its Billy doing his best Ray impression and not Richard either. I think Richard sings BVs at a few points such as at 2:10

  • @fgsp8909
    @fgsp8909 3 роки тому +2

    To make a big stop to all these comments : VOCAL : BILLY PRESON / BACKING VOCAL : RICHARD MANUEL, GUITAR : ERIC CLAPTON Second guitar : Ronnie wood ,

  • @jamesvandyk9681
    @jamesvandyk9681 6 років тому +2

    Wow! Just Wow!

  • @joesmith-vj6ur
    @joesmith-vj6ur 5 років тому +4

    richard manuel with billy preston. awesome

  • @baularchive
    @baularchive 5 років тому +2

    There is a reason this was not released.. poor Richard.

  • @tbone3484
    @tbone3484 2 роки тому

    Incredible.

  • @jupiterho11ow
    @jupiterho11ow 3 роки тому +8

    This confuses me, as I hear hints of Ray and Richard, and I hear _two_ people singing later on in it. Regardless of who this is, it's beautiful.

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 2 роки тому +1

      Its Billy Preston

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 2 роки тому +1

      with Richard Manuel presumably being the second voice you hear later

  • @zoerose11
    @zoerose11 6 років тому +1

    Exceptional

  • @arronjoseph1212
    @arronjoseph1212 5 років тому +7

    I can almost hear Ray Charles , in fact I am sure I do

    • @jodiebarbash256
      @jodiebarbash256 3 роки тому +1

      I really think this is not Richard. Seriously.

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 2 роки тому +2

      It's neither Richard or Ray, its Billy Preston

  • @CyprusAve
    @CyprusAve 3 роки тому +6

    That is not Richard singing the lead. He can be heard in the backup vocals though

  • @ronsmith1890
    @ronsmith1890 Рік тому +1

    IDK anything about Richard. It sounds like Billy Preston doing his spot on impression of Ray. Billy played organ and understudied with Ray in the 60s and would imitate the genius as a lark. This is probably a rare out take.

  • @jezebeljones659
    @jezebeljones659 2 роки тому

    This is like divinity scholars arguing over the origin of texts! If you got two or three Ray Charles imitators in a room together...the mind boggles, it truly does. Clapton could probably do a good Ray Charles imitation if he felt like it. Well, I guess the only person missing was ol' Bill Medley.

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 2 роки тому

      Clapton has recorded many Ray Charles songs including this one and theyre all pretty much identical to the originals in terms of arrangement and his vocal inflections. He's done Hard Times, Come back Baby, Losing Hand, I Want A Little Girl, Sinners Prayer

  • @joblo9773
    @joblo9773 6 років тому +1

    Obviously this comes sessions w/ Dylan, Clapton, Van Morrison ...
    It's a dead ringer for Brother Ray and makes perfect sense Van Morrison would be hanging around (just long enough to cut a great "Stormy Monday" - perhaps as [or more?] "authoritative" than a decade earlier with Them.) I think the Last Waltz film in Sanfran was right around the corner as it's pretty much "the same gang." Is well known Van had cozied-up with Manuel, and he himself had arguably yet to attain superstar status. IOW was still legendary Lol!

  • @acousticshadow4032
    @acousticshadow4032 Рік тому

    Imho, Van Morrison did the ultimate cover to this classic by Brother Ray - but this is Billy Preston on lead vocals.

  • @markroffe3967
    @markroffe3967 3 роки тому +3

    Definitely NOT Richard.

  • @shinystartutorials5986
    @shinystartutorials5986 6 років тому +12

    It doesn't sound like Richard Manuel to me.

    • @EmanueleMarchiori
      @EmanueleMarchiori 4 роки тому +1

      yes is richard manuel and eric clapton.

    • @aarfeld
      @aarfeld 4 роки тому

      That's because he's doing his best Ray Charles impersonation, and a damn fine one at that.

    • @ritchie549
      @ritchie549 3 роки тому

      That’s because you are an ignorant moron.

    • @justfelix6171
      @justfelix6171 3 роки тому

      @@ritchie549 Its not even Richard

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 3 роки тому

      It's Billy Preston

  • @gaylethomson
    @gaylethomson Рік тому

    This is not Richard Manuel. The tone of this voice is pitched much higher than Richard's voice.

  • @worsfoldfamily
    @worsfoldfamily 6 років тому +4

    This is a real highlight from those Shangri La tapes, and it would be wonderful if it was Richard singing. But it's not, nor is it him playing the main piano part. Billy Preston was apparently at those jams, is it not him singing? Certainly the piano playing is more in his vein.

    • @nyrichiek
      @nyrichiek 6 років тому

      this is Richard.

    • @nyrichiek
      @nyrichiek 6 років тому +1

      Listening again i think it's both of them singing.

    • @toxicboxer365
      @toxicboxer365 6 років тому

      Ironmonger I agree that it doesn’t sound like Richard on the piano, but I do believe that is him singing.

    • @34hedgehog
      @34hedgehog 4 роки тому

      @@nyrichiek No, it isn't.

  • @krisscanlon4051
    @krisscanlon4051 3 роки тому +1

    Oh poor Richard if you coulda hung on for a little more your career was heading to better times in the 90s.

  • @petespencer51
    @petespencer51 2 роки тому

    no (supposedly) about it

  • @jjswinn
    @jjswinn 6 років тому +4

    Not Richard singing...Bet it's Billy Preston, I can hear Richard chiming in a little

    • @nyrichiek
      @nyrichiek 4 роки тому +2

      it's both of them.

  • @34hedgehog
    @34hedgehog 4 роки тому +6

    This is not Richard. Phrasing, timbre, voice tone all totally different from Richard. Don't know who it is, but it ain't Beak.

    • @Ulmanor
      @Ulmanor 4 роки тому

      It sounds like a duet, but I think that’s definitely Richard.

    • @connor_selby
      @connor_selby 3 роки тому

      Billy Preston

  • @ArchStantonify
    @ArchStantonify 2 роки тому

    This is not Richard Manuel

  • @momo1momo
    @momo1momo 6 років тому +1

    Sigh......

  • @poparip
    @poparip 4 роки тому +1

    Not Richard Manual

  • @ingriddirty9012
    @ingriddirty9012 3 роки тому

    Billy preston on vocal not richards