“There’s no question in my mind that, at the time, Garth was far and away the most advanced musician in rock & roll,” Robbie Robertson said.

The Band in London, June 1971. (from left) Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko.

To tour the album Highway 61 Revisited, Dylan went on the road with The Band – Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson – drawing both admiration and vocal ...

(From left) Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young performing in San Francisco in 1976. - Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...

Today they're known as The Band, but it was in 1959 that Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm came together in Canada as The Hawks. For three years they ...

From left to right: Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko of The Band pose for a group portrait in London in June 1971.

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87.

Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87.