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, keyboardist and last surviving founding member of the Canadian-American rock group The Band, has died. Though cause of death has not been confirmed, the Toronto Star reports he died in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock,

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.

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

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."

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, who died this week at 87, returns to Big Pink, the house where the Band recorded their classic album in this exclusive video.

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

Here’s a look at the financial standing of the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Band.

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