Garth Hudson, Organist for The Band, Dies at 87. The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

Garth Hudson, revered organist for the Band, dies at 87. An architect of the Band’s genre-melding sound, he played piano on “The Weight” and organ on “Chest Fever.” ...

Garth Hudson, The Band's last founding member, dies at 87. January 21, 2025 4:40 PM ET. ... particularly on tracks like "Chest Fever" and "Up On Cripple Creek." ...

Garth Hudson was a multi-instrumentalist known for his keyboard, ... The song Chest Fever was often prefigured by an improvised piece from Hudson, nicknamed "The Genetic Method".

(Reuters) -Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and 1970s rock group the Band, including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Chest ...

It’s so fitting that Garth Hudson was the last man standing from the Band. ... showcase moment was “The Genetic Method,” his extended eight-minute Bach-style intro to “Chest Fever.

Band co-founder Garth Hudson will celebrate his band’s legacy with the new all-star tribute Chest Fever.Produced by Hudson with co-producer/engineer Peter J. Moore at his side (Cowboy Junkies ...

And, of course, there’s Garth Hudson, in all his mad-genius glory on the organ, undergirding at all. Basically, one listen and you’re likely to catch “Chest Fever” from The Band, even if ...

Various Artists Garth Hudson Presents Chest Fever:A Canadian Tribute to the Band (Curve Music/Redeye) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars. With Levon Helm’s recent passing, there are only two men from ...

Garth Hudson in 1971. On accordion, organ, keyboards and saxophones, he added an unmistakable depth to the Band’s music. ... ‘The Genetic Method’ and ‘Chest Fever’ (1971) ...

Garth Hudson, the majestic keyboard, saxophone and accordion player and last surviving member of The Band, died Tuesday. He was 87. Hudson died in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock, New ...

Garth Hudson, a virtuoso ... He practiced Bach chorales long after he turned toward rock — his solo in “Chest Fever” was based on the composer’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor — and ...