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Garth Hudson

1937 - 2025

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Eric Garth Hudson (August 2, 1937 – January 21, 2025) was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. He was a principal architect of the group's sound and was described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by Keyboard magazine. In 1994, Hudson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band. He was its last surviving original member. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garth Hudson is the 876th most popular musician (up from 1,376th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 361st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Garth Hudson ranks 876 out of 3,175. Before him are Smokey Robinson, Steve Lukather, John Miles, Željko Joksimović, Steve Smith, and Paco Ibáñez. After him are John Taylor, Dennis Stratton, Alice, Aníbal Troilo, Mischa Elman, and Roy Ayers.

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Among people born in 1937, Garth Hudson ranks 235. Before him are Jackie Collins, George Kerr, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Valentin Rasputin, Ivo Daneu, and Brian G. Marsden. After him are Luciana Paluzzi, Keiko Abe, Gyula Zsivótzky, Lorraine Gary, Marcian Hoff, and Geki. Among people deceased in 2025, Garth Hudson ranks 175. Before him are Dick Button, Taina Elg, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Pamela Bach, Claude Allègre, and Xu Qiliang. After him are Roy Ayers, Edmund White, Talgat Musabayev, Barbara Frischmuth, Sandra Harding, and Jean Tiberi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 233 out of 1,622. Before him are Donald Jackson (1940), James Doohan (1920), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Jon Vickers (1926), Walter Byron (1894), and Raymond Massey (1896). After him are Joe Clark (1939), Hume Cronyn (1911), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Walter Pidgeon (1897), and Harold Russell (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 13. Before him are Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), and Robbie Robertson (1943). After him are Neil Peart (1952), Diana Krall (1964), Paul Bley (1932), Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), and Marc-André Hamelin (1961).

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