Garth Hudson at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards. Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson stand behind. January, 1994 [Photo: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame] Organist and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson died ...

In the US, it was The Band’s Garth Hudson, a man who once graced the ... His musicianship brought him to the attention of Ronnie Hawkins, a Canadian musician famed for his ability to spot ...

Robbie Robertson was one of the all time guitar greats but because his work is so intrinsically tied to his band he was often overlooked as an individual genius ...

My first date with Dianna — best friend, wife and frequent editor — was to see The Band. She introduced me to the legendary rock group’s music, and we went to their 1970 concert in Madison, Wisc.

With Garth Hudson’s death in January ... Before they became The Band, they were the Hawks, first backing Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan during his transition from acoustic to electric ...

After leading his first band The Revols, Manuel joined Helm, Danko, Robbie Robertson, and Garth Hudson in The Hawks, which became a formidable touring band behind Ronnie Hawkins until breaking ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist ... Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured ...

As Garth Hudson neared the end of an 87-year musical journey that had taken him around the world and into many of our hearts, he had one last wish — he wanted to play the grand pipe organ in the ...