Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the band, has died at the age of 87


Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the Canadian-American rock group The Band, has died.

His death was confirmed Tuesday by The Canadian Press, which quoted Hudson’s friend Jan Haust. Additional details were not immediately available. Hudson lived in a nursing home in upstate New York.

members of The Band

Group portrait of Canadian-American rock group The Band in London, United Kingdom, June 1971. L-R Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.