The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.
My first date with Dianna — best friend, wife and frequent editor — was to see The Band. She introduced me to the legendary rock group’s music, and we went to their 1970 concert in Madison, Wisc.
Before the Band, Hudson played in the group's early incarnation as the Hawks, backing up Ronnie Hawkins. In his later years, he released solo music and played as a backing musician, including ...
From buying his first 45 in 1959 at a downtown Oshawa music store to being at the ‘Last Waltz’ recording sessions to interviewing entertainment superstars like John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, ...
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.
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AHudson was a classically trained performer who played piano, synthesizers, horns and his favored Lowrey organ.
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 ...
In a remote house called Big Pink, a motley band of multi-instrumentalists have gone from backing frantic rockabilly cat Ronnie Hawkins as The Hawks, to getting booed while playing with Bob Dylan. Now ...
Before she became known around the world as Ellen Griswold, the smarter parent in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series, ...
The oldest and only classically trained member of The Band, Garth Hudson was best known for his distinctive Lowrey organ work on songs like "Chest Fever." ...