"King Harvest Has Surely Come"

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This shot was taken at Harvest time and that makes an easy link.........for me :-) …......to “King Harvest Has Surely Come” by The Band.

The lead vocal here is by Richard Manuel. Richard was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Tragically, Richard committed suicide when he was only 42 years of age.

Below is an extract reproduced from Wikipedia.
Link as follows - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Manuel
“On March 4, 1986, after a gig at the Cheek to Cheek Lounge outside Orlando, Richard Manuel committed suicide. He had appeared to be in relatively good spirits but ominously thanked Garth Hudson for "twenty-five years of incredible music". The Band returned to the Quality Inn, down the block from the Cheek to Cheek Lounge, and Richard talked with Levon Helm about music and film in Levon's room. According to Levon, at around 2:30 Richard said he needed to get something from his room. Upon returning to his motel room, it is believed that he finished one last bottle of Grand Marnier before hanging himself. Richard's wife Arlie - also intoxicated at the time - discovered his body along with the depleted bottle and a small amount of cocaine the following morning. Richard was buried a week later in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario.”

RIP, Richard.

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