The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.

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.

Discerning music fans everywhere are likely reminiscing about The Band even more than usual these days. The passing of Garth Hudson means there are no more living members of their classic lineup. Good ...

Robbie Robertson [The Band’s guitarist/primary songwriter]: “Because of all this stuff the Hawks had been through, [we had] a maturity in our musical taste, in our approach. We didn’t feel a part of ...

Hudson died early Tuesday in a nursing home near Woodstock, New York, his former manager, Jim Della Croce, confirmed to USA TODAY. Della Croce remembered the late musician as a "brilliant man" and the ...

Same poems every night.” Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and songwriter in the group’s years of stardom (who himself ...

Garth Hudson in 1969. The Band’s songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson called him “far and away the most advanced musician in rock ’n’ roll.”Credit...David Attie/Getty Images ...

"Chest Fever," a Robbie Robertson composition for which he devised an introductory organ solo ("The Genetic Method"), an eclectic sampling of moods and melodies that segued into the song's hard rock ...

The Band in 1971, l-r, Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson Credit: GAB Archive/Redferns Classically trained, he wrote his first song aged 11, and soon after that he ...

As told in subsequent years by Hawkins and The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson, who died in 2023, Hudson's conservative parents had to be persuaded to let their son became a road musician.

The Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll ... but he did have one showcase: "Chest Fever," a Robbie Robertson composition for which he devised an introductory organ solo ("The Genetic Method ...