Eric Garth Hudson CM (August 2, 1937 – January 21, 2025) was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for the rock group The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of the Band, has died. He was 87. His former manager, Jim Della Croce, confirmed his death ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, and who in his later years remained an in-demand player among young musicians ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Hudson, a keyboardist for The Band, was born on Aug. 2, 1937, in Windsor, Canada, and raised in the Ontario city of London. He got his professional introduction to the industry in 1961 when he was ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Hudson became, wrote Band biographer Barney Hoskyns, a “little legend” in the small world of Ontario rock, and was courted for poaching by Toronto rockabilly kings Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks ...

Jan 21, 2025 · A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound. Garth Hudson in 1969. The Band’s songwriter and guitarist ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and 1970s rock group the Band, including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Chest Fever" and ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, of the group the Band, plays accordion as he performs onstage during the summer concert series at Arrowhead Ranch, Parksville, New York, August 4, 1991.

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, the last surviving founding member of the beloved roots-rock ensemble The Band, has died. The Canadian musician was 87 years old. His close friend Jan Haust, a music archivist and producer, confirmed the news to NPR. "He was a divine musical gentleman," Haust says. "He died peacefully ...