Hudson’s keyboard was an essential element of the Band's sound on roots-rock classics such as 'The Weight' and 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.'

The last original member of the Band died this week at 87. In 2014, RS accompanied him on a visit to the upstate New York home where the group recorded The Basement Tapes with Bob Dylan

He was the last of The Band's five members—four Canadians and an Arkansas drummer—who turned popular music on its ear in 1968.

He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

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."

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

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 member of The Band to never sing on stage.

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died January 21 in his sleep in Woodstock, NY. He was 87.

Garth Hudson's final public performance has been shared online after The Band's legendary multi-instrumentalist's passing, leaving fans all making the same comments

Hudson brought out that friendly spirit in their music. One of my favorite moments is his honky-tonk piano in “Rag Mama Rag,” plunking alongside Rick Danko’s fiddle, Levon Helm’s mandolin, Richard Manuel taking over the drums, Robertson on guitar, producer John Simon pitching in on tuba.

Garth Hudson, the last living member of roots-rock group the Band, is dead at 87. Hudson died in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock, the Toronto Star reports. He was a classically trained pianist and organist who dropped out of earning a music degree to play in bands.