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 recent passing of the legendary Dublin saxophonist and The Band's keyboardist were a reminder of glorious musical eras on both sides of the Atlantic ...

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 ...

That yowl was Hudson’s organ. Like his bandmates, he got recruited by Fifties rockabilly vet Ronnie Hawkins for his backup band, the Hawks. He grew up in Ontario, in a farming family.

Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the Arkansas-born Helm and four Canadians recruited by Helm and ...

Born in Windsor, Ont., in 1937, the non-singer spoke through piano, synthesizers, horns and his favoured Lowrey organ Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here.

Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the Arkansas-born Helm and four Canadians recruited by Helm and ...

The group's official Instagram page dubbed Hudson "a musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound." ...

when Hudson was first approached by Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm to join their band, then called the Hawks. Though he initially declined, by December of that year Hudson was lured into the group ...