Last original member of The Band Garth Hudson dies aged 87
Eric “Garth” Hudson, the last original member of The Band, has died aged 87, the group has announced. The Canadian musician rose to fame with Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel in the group – which put out the songs The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – and served as their keyboardist.