Isaac Gillespie: Richard Manuel the Pacifier

Written and performed by Isaac Gillespie
Album: 1971, 2008

The song "Richard Manuel the Pacifier" appears on Isaac Gillespie's self-released 2008 album titled 1971. Here's a quote from Gilliespie, copied from an article/interview in the Santa Fe Reporter about his 1971 album:

"...I'm really interested in the intersection of folk/country music and soul. Where Otis Redding meets Hank Williams. And to me, recently, that means the Band. I've just been listening to the Band non-stop for the last year or so. Between Richard Manuel's sweet soul growl and Levon Helm's howlin country bark and Rick Danko's weezy sincerity. It's just perfect."