"Garth was different," Ronnie Hawkins said. "He heard all sorts of weird sounds in his head, and he played like the Phantom of the Opera. ... "Garth Hudson is one of the strangest people I …

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, The Band’s last founding member, dies at 87 The Canadian musician played keyboard, ... At that point, the group was working as the backing band for …

Jan 21, 2025 · Along with American drummer and vocalist Levon Helm, the musicians first came together as rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins' backup group. Garth Hudson of the roots rock …

5 days ago · The rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins, who was backed by the Band in the early sixties, when they were still known as the Hawks, understood Hudson as a singular type of …

Garth Hudson's death last week completed the heavenly reunion of the Band (once again, he was the last to join). A look at some of their classic covers. ... behind and backing Ronnie Hawkins, …

6 days ago · Hudson became, wrote Band biographer Barney Hoskyns, a “little legend” in the small world of Ontario rock, and was courted for poaching by Toronto rockabilly kings Ronnie …

Jan 21, 2025 · Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the Arkansas-born Helm and four …

Jan 21, 2025 · In 1961, he was approached by singer Ronnie Hawkins to join his backing band, an offer Hudson originally declined until agreeing to join on two conditions: Hawkins buy him a …

Jan 21, 2025 · Hudson was a featured player in Ronnie Hawkins’ early band, The Hawks, who played with Bob Dylan during his raucous 1966 tour which featured the folk singer …

Jan 21, 2025 · Garth Hudson, the laconic organ player who lent his unconventional brilliance to classics like Chest Fever and Up on Cripple Creek, passed away today at the age of 87. …