# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/garth-hudson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:54:20.552Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/garth-hudson"
name: "Garth Hudson"
slug: "garth-hudson"
description: "Eric Garth Hudson was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. He was a principal architect of the group's sound and was described as \"the most brilliant organist in the rock world\" by Keyboard magazine. In 1994, Hudson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band."
tagline: "Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937–2025)"
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birthDate: "1937-08-02"
deathDate: "2025-01-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  208
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump