circa 1963 [Photo: The Hawks] On a junket to Detroit (across the river from Windsor), The Hawks encountered Garth Hudson playing the organ and horns for a local band, Paul London and the Capers.

Garth Hudson in 2014. (Rick Madonik / Toronto Star via Getty Images) Approaching old age, Hudson and his wife returned to the Hudson River Valley. His life as a nonsongwriting band member meant ...

In a social media post on Tuesday, the Band called him "a musical genius and cornerstone of the group's timeless sound," adding, "Rest easy, Garth." Hudson was the last surviving original member ...

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 ...