Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87. Hudson, the eldest and last survivor of the group which once backed Bob Dylan, has died at age 87.
With their talent, chemistry and craft, The Band Feel could be the next so-called New Wave Of Classic Rock band to break through, following the likes of Greta Van Fleet and Dirty Honey.
Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and songwriter in the group’s years of stardom (who himself passed away in August of 2023 ), offered a far more effusive assessment of what Hudson brought to the table in his 2016 memoir “Testimony”
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, 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.
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The Band's last living member, Garth Hudson, has died. He died on Tuesday morning, while sleeping in a New York nursing home, outlets report. Hudson was 87 years old.