Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist and last surviving member of The Band, has died. He was 87.

Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Tuesday morning at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York, his estate executor confirmed to the Toronto Star.

Garth Hudson. Getty Images

Garth Hudson in London in 1974. Getty Images

Hudson was a founding member of The Band alongside Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel. Hudson was an organist, keyboardist, accordionist and saxophonist for the group.

Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson of The Band in 1971. Redferns

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