The Band feat.Richard Manuel - I Shall Be Released

Richard George Manuel (Stratford (Canada), 3 april 1943 – Winter Park (Florida), 4 maart 1986) was een Canadese pianist, rock-zanger en songwriter die deel uitmaakte van The Band,


I Shall be Released(Bob Dylan)

Na Dylans vertrek voelde The Band zich vrij zijn eigen muziek te maken, wat resulteerde in een reeks invloedrijke albums, waarvan vooral Music from Big Pink (1968), The Band (1969), Stage Fright (1970) en Northern Lights - Southern Cross (1974) klassiekers zijn geworden. The Band gold nu als een van de belangrijkste groepen op het Noord-Amerikaanse continent. Richard Manuel's aandeel bestond uit het bespelen van niet alleen de piano, maar zo nodig ook allerlei andere instrumenten zoals drums en keyboards, terwijl zijn karakteristieke zangstem de sfeer van veel nummers bepaalde. In Bob Dylan's I shall be released had hij zich al onderscheiden door zijn falsetto-zang. Hij bleek een zeer wendbaar, maar altijd indringend en emotionerend, geluid te kunnen produceren in klassiek geworden nummers als Tears of Rage (waarvan hij co-auteur was), Lonesome Suzie, We Can Talk (beide door hemzelf gecomponeerd), Whispering Pines, King Harvest en The Shape I'm In.





De laatstejaren van zijn leven was Richard erg depressief ,mede door de drank en de cocaine Op 4 maart 1986 hing hij zich op in zijn hotelkamer in Winter Park, bij Orlando in Florida. Pas de volgende ochtend werd zijn lichaam gevonden, naast een lege fles Grand Marnier.



* "He brought a lot of powers and strengths to the group. He loved to play and just come up with new things. It was like having a force of nature in the band." (Rick Danko)

* "There was something of the holy madman about Richard. He was raw. When he sang in that high falsetto the hair on my neck would stand on end. Not many people can do that." (Eric Clapton)

Focus - Hamburger Concerto

 Hamburger Concerto is the fourth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus. Released in 1974, it peaked at #20 on the UK charts. The title track is based on Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Johannes Brahms. The composition also incorporates the first two verses of the Dutch Christmas carol O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen at around 15 min.


Hamburger Concerto Part One


Hamburger Concerto Part Two

• Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, piano, harpsichord, moog, ARP synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, non-lexical vocables, vocals, accordion organ Of St. Mary The Virgin
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
• Colin Allen – drums

Roy Buchanan - His last session (1988)

                                                          

 When Fritz Bros first opened in 1988, Roy Buchanan, the legendary guitarist, was our partner. He was tragically killed soon after the initial marketing of the Roy Buchanan signature “Bluesmaster” guitar. This was a great loss not only to us but to his family and the world of music.

 

This is the last known video of Roy Buchanan and Roy is on fire showing off his  new guitar known as the Blues Master by The Fritz Brothers. This is the very raw and uncut version of Custom Made.

                                         

 Roy Buchanan is one of Me most influential Tele players who ever lived according to everyone. His playing turned the heads of listeners in many styles including, R&B, Metal, Rock, and Country. He is considered a master by his peers and fans. I am and always have been a huge Roy fan, and had the ultimate honor of being able to design and build him his signature guitar in 1987. Working together, we developed his guitar, the “Bluesmaster.” (The Fritz Brothers)
 

 

 

He was looking for something unavailable at the time, so 1 had to invent the features he wanted in a Tele style instrument, Roy bent a lot at the nut and had very strong fingers causing string breakage, as well as tuning problems with conventional nut materials. So I came up with the patented stainless nut to eliminate those problems. It really worked. It even increased the sustain of the guitar for more steel like smoothness. (The Fritz Brothers)

 

 

Roy did not enjoy his new guitar for long.  Just as his career seemed to be on the upswing once more, tragedy struck on August 14, 1988, when Buchanan was picked up by police in Fairfax, VA, for public intoxication. Shortly after being arrested and placed in a holding cell, a policeman performed a routine check on Buchanan and was shocked to discover that he had hung himself in his cell

 

 

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988)  

                                              " A pioneer of the Telecaster sound"

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