Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday morning at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York.

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Hudson's keyboard was an essential element of the Band's sound on roots-rock classics such as 'The Weight' and 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.'

Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87

A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.

Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, has died at 87.

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,

The oldest and only classically trained member of The Band, Garth Hudson was best known for his distinctive Lowrey organ work on songs like "Chest Fever."

Check out four great songs by Rock & Roll Hall of Famers featuring The Band’s Garth Hudson in honor of his passing.

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South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth Rogen and just one of the over 100 features and TV shows, plus shorts, music videos, and XR projects announced for this year's celebration of visual creativity (March 7-15).