Robbie Robertson was one of the all time guitar greats but because his work is so intrinsically tied to his band he was often overlooked as an individual genius ...
He played in local bands before hooking up in the late 1950s with rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks, which eventually would feature many of his Band mates. The group would back Bob ...
Before they became The Band, they were the Hawks, first backing Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan during his transition from acoustic to electric — when they were booed on stage by hardcore folkies ...
Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best embodies the glorious, lawless amalgamation of styles at the very heart of rock ...
Robertson, the band’s guitarist and lead songwriter, died in 2023 after a long illness. Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel ...
Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist wizard of The Band, the first Canadian group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.
The last surviving member of the legendary "Up On Cripple Creek" group died in his sleep on Monday morning (Jan. 21).
Garth Hudson was The Band's virtuoso keyboardist and an all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles.
They were all young, talented and eager musicians who later become the core of The Band. Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks from left: Rick Danko, bass; largely hidden Richard Manuel, piano; Hawkins ...
The last surviving member of the pioneering Canadian-American roots-rock group, he was an almost mythical figure who blended Bach with rock, contributing to a sound that was old-fashioned and cutting ...
Born and raised in London, Ontario, Hudson was recruited by rock legend Ronnie Hawkins to join his band, The Hawks. At 24 years old, Hudson joined Hawkins' band composed of drummer Levon Helm ...
The Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.Formed in the early 1960s as a backing group for rocker Ronnie Hawkins, the Band was originally called The Hawks and featured the ...