RIP Garth Hudson

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Garth Hudson, the last surviving founding member of The Band, dead at 87

The last surviving founding member of The Band has died.

Keyboardist and saxophonist Garth Hudson, perhaps best known for his powerful and memorable Lowrey organ intro for the classic Band song “Chest Fever,” passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York, Hudson’s estate executor confirmed to the Star.

He was 87.

Born in Windsor and raised in London, Ont., Hudson was recruited by Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm in 1961 to join Levon and The Hawks, the forerunner of The Band.

He was part of the Canadian contingent of the group that included guitarist Robbie Robertson, bass player Rick Danko and keyboardist/singer Richard Manuel, a musical collective that joined Bob Dylan in 1965 and went on to forge their own identity with such influential albums as “Music From The Big Pink” and “The Band.”

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