Garth Hudson, the stoic multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the Canadian roots-rock group the Band, died Tuesday at a nursing facility in his adopted hometown of Woodstock, N.Y. He was 87.

Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, and who in his later years remained an in-demand player among young musicians ...

Garth Hudson in 1969. The Band’s songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson called him “far and away the most advanced musician in rock ’n’ roll.”Credit...David Attie/Getty Images ...

Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple ...

It’s so fitting that Garth Hudson was the last man standing from the Band. The beloved organ virtuoso died on Tuesday morning at 87, near Woodstock, New York — just a few miles down the road ...

The group became part of the Juno Awards’ Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989. He was born Eric Garth Hudson in Windsor, Ontario, on Aug. 2, 1937, and grew up in the northeastern city of London.

The Band's Garth Hudson in 1969. (David Attie/Getty Images) Garth Hudson, the stoic multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the Canadian roots-rock group the Band, died Tuesday at a nursing ...

It's so fitting that Garth Hudson was the last man standing from the Band. The beloved organ virtuoso died on Tuesday morning at 87, near Woodstock - just a few miles down the road from Big Pink ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Garth Hudson, the majestic keyboard, saxophone and accordion player and last surviving member of The Band, died Tuesday. He was 87. Hudson died in his sleep at ...