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Garth Hudson

1937 - Today

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Eric "Garth" Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for rock group the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a principal architect of the group's sound, described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by Keyboard magazine. With the deaths of Richard Manuel in 1986, Rick Danko in 1999, Levon Helm in 2012, and Robbie Robertson in 2023, Hudson is the last living original member of the Band.A master of the Lowrey organ, Hudson's other primary instruments are piano, accordion, electronic keyboards, and saxophones (alto, tenor, soprano, baritone, bass). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garth Hudson has received more than 1,834,023 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Garth Hudson is the 1,708th most popular musician (down from 1,548th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Canada (down from 411th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Musician.

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  • 19

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  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Garth Hudson ranks 1,708 out of 2,662Before him are Mille Petrozza, Ray Bryant, Damian Marley, Vinnie Moore, Adam Darski, and Chris Stein. After him are Şehrazat, Ian McLagan, John Michael Talbot, Brian Robertson, Dickey Betts, and Zak Starkey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Garth Hudson ranks 411Before him are Matthew Carter, Yehoshua Kenaz, Léo Lacroix, Gennadi Gusarov, Karol J. Bobko, and Josef Stiegler. After him are Martin Litchfield West, Fred Akuffo, Vilmos Varjú, Imerio Massignan, David Bedford, and Alexandra Zabelina.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 485 out of 1,350Before him are Barbara Kent (1907), Earl Thomson (1895), Kenny Wheeler (1930), Harriet Brooks (1876), Jacob Viner (1892), and Brett Hull (1964). After him are Walter Byron (1894), Gil Bellows (1967), Wendy Crewson (1956), Shannon Tweed (1957), Leslie Hope (1965), and Devin Townsend (1972).

Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 26Before him are Calixa Lavallée (1842), Daniel Lanois (1951), Alex Lifeson (1953), Rick Danko (1943), Richard Manuel (1943), and Kenny Wheeler (1930). After him are Devin Townsend (1972), Jeff Healey (1966), Sarah McLachlan (1968), Angela Hewitt (1958), Hank Snow (1914), and Guy Lombardo (1902).