1937 - Today
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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Among musicians, Garth Hudson ranks 1,708 out of 2,662. Before 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.
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 1,702
1931 - 2011
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 1,703
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 1,704
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 1,705
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 1,706
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 1,707
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 1,708
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,709
1945 - 2014
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,710
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,711
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 1,712
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 1,713
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,714
Among people born in 1937, Garth Hudson ranks 411. Before 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.
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 405
1937 - 2020
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 406
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 407
1937 - 2014
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 408
1937 - 2023
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 409
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 410
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 411
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 412
1937 - 1979
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 413
1937 - 1994
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 414
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 415
1937 - 2011
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 416
1937 - 2022
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 417
Among people born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 485 out of 1,350. Before 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).
1907 - 2011
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 479
1895 - 1971
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 480
1930 - 2014
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 481
1876 - 1933
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 482
1892 - 1970
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 483
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 484
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 485
1894 - 1971
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 486
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 487
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 488
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 489
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 490
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 491
Among musicians born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 26. Before 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).
1842 - 1891
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 20
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 21
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 22
1943 - 1999
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 23
1943 - 1986
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 24
1930 - 2014
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 25
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 26
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 27
1966 - 2008
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 28
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 29
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 30
1914 - 1999
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 31
1902 - 1977
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 32