Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

• Garth Hudson, co-founder and keyboardist of the Band, dies at 87

  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.'
  
  Los Angeles Times - 14h
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  Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87

  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 New York Times - 9h
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  Garth Hudson obituary

  Innovative organist with the Band, the rock group who changed the way their contemporaries thought about music. His high forehead and long, bushy beard, suggestive of a country preacher or a ...
  
  The Guardian - 14h
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  Garth Hudson, founder member of the Band and Bob Dylan collaborator, dies aged 87

  Hudson was the last remaining member of the folk-rock group, releasing 10 studio albums with them and touring with Dylan in his newfound electric period. Garth Hudson, the last remaining founder ...
  
  The Guardian - 14h
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