Music from Big Pink was an album that was composed in a house shared by which lead singer from The Band?
Music from Big Pink Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by the Band. Released in 1968, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul. The music was composed partly in "Big Pink", a house shared by Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties, New York. The album itself was recorded in studios in New York and Los Angeles in 1968, and followed the band's backing of Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour (as the Hawks) and time spent together in upstate New York recording material that was officially released in 1975 as "The Basement Tapes", also with Dylan. The cover artwork is a painting by Dylan.
Theryl DeClouet Theryl DeClouet (born September 17, 1951, in Hollygrove, New Orleans, Louisiana), also known as House Man, is a soul/R&B singer, best known as the former lead vocalist for the musical group Galactic. He appeared on the band's first four studio albums as well as a and a compilation before health concerns forced his departure from the band and its heavy tour schedule. His latest independent solo release, "The Truth Iz Out", features support from longtime friend Ivan Neville and guitarist June Yamagishi of Papa Grows Funk. He also appeared on Charlie Hunter Quintet's 2001 album, "Songs from the Analog Playground", Hunter's first to feature vocals. DeClouet sang on versions of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Mighty Mighty" and the Willie Dixon standard "Spoonful."