(Reuters) -Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and 1970s rock group the Band, including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Chest ...

‘Garth was classically ... at the time as “unique”. Hudson on stage with the Band at Wembley Stadium in 1974 Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Recorded without overdubs – highly unusual ...

Hudson, a Canadian who died in Woodstock, New York, where he has lived for years, was hailed as one of the greatest keyboardists in rock music. He also played saxophone, accordion and other instrument ...

Hudson always had the mystique of the Old Man from the Mountains, with his string ties and the longest beard ever ... videos by Men Without Hats and Spandau Ballet — Garth never looked more ...

(Reuters) -Garth Hudson ... Erik Hage wrote on allmusic.com. Hudson was the oldest member of the Band and the only one who did not sing. With his bushy beard, high forehead and bear-like presence ...

In a social media post on Tuesday, the Band called him "a musical genius and cornerstone of the group's timeless sound," adding, "Rest easy, Garth." Hudson ... With his bushy beard, high forehead ...

Garth Hudson, the majestic keyboard ... The Band was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame in 1989, and in 1994, with Hudson’s trademark bushy beard nearly all gray, entered the Rock and Roll Hall ...