Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best embodies the glorious, lawless amalgamation of styles at the very heart of rock and roll—died at the age of eighty-seven,

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Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87. Hudson, the eldest and last survivor of the group which once backed Bob Dylan, has died at age 87.

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

The Band's longtime keyboardist and organist – just days after the beloved Canadian musician's death at the age of 87. Taking to his newly-active X account on Monday (Jan. 27), Dylan shared a brief reflection on Hudson's musical legacy.

"Sorry to hear the news about Garth Hudson. He was a beautiful guy and the real driving force behind the Band," Dylan wrote. "Just listen to the original recording of The Weight a

Bob Dylan has returned to his favorite social-media cesspool of choice, X, not to review a trio of SNL curveballs from a certain young admirer but to instead memorialize a recently deceased friend and collaborator.