Garth Hudson, Organist for The Band, Dies at 87. The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

Hudson was also the gearhead in the Band, the one who set up a makeshift recording studio in the basement of Big Pink. That's where they and Dylan spent the Summer of Love, making their legendary ...

He was the special guest at the Wild Honey Orchestra’s 2017 benefit for autism research at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, which featured full-length performances of “Music From Big Pink” and ...

Rolling Stone called them “the band from Big Pink,” which I quite like myself. Music from Big Pink came out in 1968, and it’s one of the most important debut records of its time and all time.

The last original member of the Band died this week at 87. In 2014, RS accompanied him on a visit to the upstate New York home where the group recorded The Basement Tapes with Bob Dylan ...

We are treated to the stirring imagery of Manuel taking the microphone behind such Band classics as “I Shall Be Released” from "Music from Big Pink" and, later, “The Shape I’m In” from ...

Garth Hudson’s death at age 87 has left fans of the Band grieving. With this loss, none of the five musicians who made everything from ‘Music From Big Pink’ to ‘The Last Waltz’ are still ...

The Band, pictured in 1968. Left to right: Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson and Robbie Robertson in the Catskills posing for Music From Big Pink.

Garth Hudson, the last surviving founding member of the beloved roots-rock ensemble The Band, has died.The Canadian musician was 87 years old. His close friend Jan Haust, a music archivist and ...

We are treated to the stirring imagery of Manuel taking the microphone behind such Band classics as “I Shall Be Released” from "Music from Big Pink" and, later, “The Shape I’m In” from ...