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Garth Hudson
Fri Jan 24, 2025
Bill King

Garth Hudson was always an enigma, a man who let his music do the talking while he stood in the shadows, quietly shaping the sound of The Band and, by extension, the very fabric of Americana. He was the quiet heartbeat behind anthems of dust and dreams, a reluctant hero whose touch on the keys carried the weight of centuries. Whether pushing the boundaries of the Lowrey organ or diving headlong into the rich textures of the piano, Hudson approached each instrument with reverence and curiosity, never content to settle for the obvious. The tracks he left behind are witnesses to his genius—painstakingly mixed, fixed, and prepared with a craftsman’s devotion. Garth Hudson didn’t just play music; he resided in it, breathed life into it, and left a legacy that resonates with every note. God bless this man.

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Editor’s Note: It's so fitting that Garth Hudson was the last man standing from the Band. The beloved organ virtuoso who died Tuesday morning , January 21, 2025 at 87, near Woodstock - just a few miles down the road from Big Pink, the house where the Band and Bob Dylan transformed music history just by jamming in the basement. Garth Hudson was the mystery man in the Band, the silent one, the only one who didn't sing. He was years older than the others, already in his thirties when they made their classic 1968 debut Music from Big Pink. But with his self-effacing genius, he epitomized The Band as a group of whittlers and tinkerers, playing down-home music with a frontier spirit. They were the ultimate rock & roll fantasy of brotherhood, and Garth Hudson was the wise father figure, the guy who made that fantasy real.

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