Garth Hudson, the Band’s Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87
Jan Haust, Hudsons longtime friend and colleague, confirmed his death toRolling Stone. Hudson was a prodigy who once disassembled his fathers old pump organ and rebuilt it. Hudson was part of the draw. Hudson performing with the Band at the Royal Albert Hall in London, 1971Michael Putland/Getty Images Hudsons ornamented fills magnified the folk singers poetry. The wonderful thing in working with Dylan was the imagery in his lyrics, Hudson told an interviewer....