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Garth Hudson

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Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937-2025)

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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.

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Hudson performing with the Band, Hamburg, Germany, May 1971.Hudson performing with the Band, Hamburg, Germany, May 1971.Hudson is playing organ to the left, at the Last Waltz concert in 1976Hudson is playing organ to the left, at the Last Waltz concert in 1976

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Member of the Order of Canada

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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.

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Canada
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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1937 to 2025 · aged 87
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