Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best embodies the glorious, lawless amalgamation of styles at the very heart of rock ...

Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist who served as the principal architect of the Band's sound, has died at 87.

Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist wizard of The Band, the first Canadian group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.

“Anybody who gets a chance to play with Garth Hudson, they’d be a fool not to,” his bandmate Helm said in a 1983 interview with the Los Angeles Times. “As far as the Band is ...

Eric “Garth” Hudson was born in Windsor, Ontario, on Aug. 2, 1937. The classically trained musician grew up in London, Ontario, where he played organ in his uncle’s funeral parlor.

“He played brilliantly, in a more complex way than anyone we’d ever jammed with. Most of us had just picked up our instruments as kids and were throwing ourselves into playing, but Garth was ...

In 2010, he played on and co-produced the all-star tribute album Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration Of The Band. Hudson had some financial troubles along the way.

Garth Hudson, who played the Lowrey organ, synthesizers, accordion, and woodwind with the Band, died in his sleep this morning (January 21), the Toronto Star reports. Hudson’s estate executor ...

Garth Hudson, who died on Jan. 21, 2025, at the age of 87, was a musician's musician. The last living member of the Band, Hudson was beloved as a mentor, collaborator and co-conspirator by countless ...

Garth Hudson, keyboard player and saxophonist ... was known for his mastery of the Lowrey organ, which he played in the intro for Chest Fever, one of The Band’s most celebrated songs.