Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best embodies the glorious, lawless amalgamation of styles at the very heart of rock ...
He initially found moderate success as a member of the London band, the Silhouettes — then came the summer of 1961, when Hudson was first approached by Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm to join their band ...
Before they became The Band, they were the Hawks, first backing Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan during his transition from acoustic to electric — when they were booed on stage by hardcore folkies ...
They were all young, talented and eager musicians who later become the core of The Band. Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks from left: Rick Danko, bass; largely hidden Richard Manuel, piano; Hawkins ...
Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist wizard of The Band, the first Canadian group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.
The last surviving member of the pioneering Canadian-American roots-rock group, he was an almost mythical figure who blended Bach with rock, contributing to a sound that was old-fashioned and cutting ...
The last surviving member of the legendary "Up On Cripple Creek" group died in his sleep on Monday morning (Jan. 21).
The Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the ...
At the very beginning of his career, Hudson could be found in singer Ronnie Hawkins' backup band, The Hawks. Hudson also performed with Bob Dylan in 1966 on his first-ever tour and even worked as ...
Robertson, the band’s guitarist and lead songwriter, died in 2023 after a long illness. Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel ...