In the final minute, it transforms it from a lullaby to a funeral dirge, with Hudson leading the way. Garth was the last remaining member of the Band, and his death marks the end of their brotherhood.

Garth Hudson, keyboardist and instrumentalist for ... As a child, he played hymns at his uncle’s funeral parlor and later studied classical music at the Toronto Conservatory.

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, has died. He was 87. Hudson died early Tuesday in a nursing home near Woodstock, New York, his former manager, Jim Della Croce, confirmed to ...