Who was from Canada and was who The Shape I'm In was about?
The Shape I'm In (The Band song):  It was written by Robbie Robertson, who did little to disguise the fact that the song's sense of dread and dissolution was about Richard Manuel, the song's principal singer. Richard Manuel: Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a pianist, lead singer, and occasional drummer of the Band.
Richard Manuel