The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.

The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best ...

Organist Eric “Garth” Hudson of rock group The Band, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at age 87. He was the last surviving member of the original 1960s and ‘70s group. Hudson was also the only ...

Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician ... Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, The Band was originally called The Hawks and featured ...

Robertson, the band's guitarist and lead songwriter, died in 2023 after a long illness. Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel hung himself in 1986, bassist Rick Danko died in his sleep in 1999 and ...

Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and songwriter in the group’s years of stardom (who himself passed away in August of 2023 ), offered a far more effusive assessment of what Hudson brought to the ...

Hudson was part of the draw. “Like everyone else who encounters Garth for the first time,” Helm wrote of the singer’s reaction to a Hawks performance, “Bob was blown away.” Hudson’s ...

Bob Dylan has shared a tribute to the late Garth Hudson – The Band’s longtime keyboardist and organist – just days after the ...

To hear Garth Hudson at his deranged best, listen to the legendary 1966 tour with the Band (still known as the Hawks) backing up Bob Dylan, especially the May 20 gig in Edinburgh, Scotland.