“It was a job. Play a stadium, play a theatre…”: The words of Garth Hudson of The Band, who has died at 87

The Band.

Garth Hudson, keyboard player and saxophonist in The Band, has died aged 87.

Hudson was the last surviving member of The Band’s definitive line-up that was active in the late ’60s and early ’70s, performing as Bob Dylan’s backing group and recording albums under their own name, notably the classic 1968 debut Music From Big Pink.