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 Band began in 1957, when Helm migrated from Arkansas to Ontario to join Robertson, Danko, Manuel, Hudson and Stan Szelest as Ronnie ... the same songs every night, didn’t like Hawkins ...

backing up Ronnie Hawkins. In his later years, he released solo music and played as a backing musician, including contributing to a couple of Neko Case albums.

In 1961 he was approached by the Canadian rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins to join his band ... Al Kooper to rave in Rolling Stone: “This album was recorded in approximately two weeks.

Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The ... become world famous thanks to the festival in nearby Bethel. With no album planned, they ...

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." ...

Less known, though they should be, are underrated later gems like 1976's Thirty Three & 1/3 and Harrison's self-titled 1979 ...

The Canadian musician played keyboard, organ and saxophone on some of group's most memorable songs. Garth Hudson ... the group was working as the backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins.

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band whose farewell show with the group was memorialized in Martin Scorsese’s landmark documentary ...

He was writing songs by age 11 and performing professionally ... The opportunity came in 1961, when Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm approached him about joining Hawkins’ backing band, the Hawks.

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band whose farewell show with the group was memorialized in Martin Scorsese's landmark documentary The Last ...