Garth Hudson, the last living member of roots-rock group the Band, is dead at 87. Hudson died in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock, the Toronto Star reports. He was a classically trained pianist and organist who dropped out of earning a music degree to play in bands.

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,

Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87

Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The Band's last living member, Garth Hudson, has died. He died on Tuesday morning, while sleeping in a New York nursing home, outlets report. Hudson was 87 years old.

ROCK icon Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the group The Band, has died at age 87. Hudson, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died in his sleep at a nursing home in

The oldest and only classically trained member of The Band, Garth Hudson was best known for his distinctive Lowrey organ work on songs like "Chest Fever."

The musician, who released 10 studio albums with The Band and toured with Dylan, died on Tuesday, Jan. 21 Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band who toured with Bob Dylan, has died. He was 87.

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died January 21 in his sleep in Woodstock, NY. He was 87.

Garth Hudson, the last surviving founding member of the beloved roots-rock ensemble The Band, has died. The Canadian musician was 87 years old. His close friend Jan Haust, a music archivist and producer,

The last surviving member of the legendary "Up On Cripple Creek" group died in his sleep on Monday morning (Jan. 21).

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the Band, has died. Hudson, who played organ, keyboards, accordion, and saxophone in the legendary roots-rock band, died peacefully in his sleep this morning at a nursing home in Woodstock,