Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,

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.

The last surviving member of the legendary "Up On Cripple Creek" group died in his sleep on Monday morning (Jan. 21).

Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87

ROCK icon Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the group The Band, has died at age 87. Hudson, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died in his sleep at a nursing home in

Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The Band's last living member, Garth Hudson, has died. He passed away Tuesday morning, while sleeping in a New York nursing home, outlets report. Hudson was 87 years old.

Garth Hudson, the longest living founding member of The Band, has died at the age of 87. Eric Garth Hudson was born in Ontario, Canada on 2 August, 1937. In 1961, Ronnie Hawkins asked Garth to join his band The Hawks.

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band who toured with Bob Dylan, has died. He was 87. Hudson's death was confirmed in a statement shared to The Band's official Instagram page on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

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Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of Canadian-American rock group The Band, has died. Hudson died in his sleep Tuesday morning at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York following a “lengthy illness,

A rustic figure with an expansive forehead and sprawling beard, Mr. Hudson was a classically trained performer and self-educated Greek chorus who spoke through piano, synthesizers, horns and his favored Lowrey organ.