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Garth Hudson, Last Original Member of the Band, Dead at 87
He played organ, keyboard, accordion, woodwinds, and brass in the roots-rock group.
In 1961, Hudson joined the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins, after the other members agreed to each pay him $10 extra per week for music lessons. The group soon left Hawkins in 1963, and later began backing Bob Dylan in his early electric days in 1965, around when they became known as the Band. While Hudson had joined the lineup as an organist, his responsibilities grew with the group’s sound to include keyboard, accordion, woodwinds, and brass.
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