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Garth Hudson

1937 - Today

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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 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 and was described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by Keyboard magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garth Hudson has received more than 2,006,314 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Garth Hudson is the 1,377th most popular musician (up from 1,703rd in 2019), the 362nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 484th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Canadian Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Garth Hudson ranks 1,377 out of 3,175. Before him are Josef Lhévinne, Roy Wood, Marin Alsop, Michel Sogny, Rhoma Irama, and Andreas Kisser. After him are Mark Lanegan, Ron Asheton, Yegor Letov, Vlatko Stefanovski, Anouar Brahem, and Edgar Winter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Garth Hudson ranks 364. Before him are Jim Harrison, Yvonne Craig, Ernest Lluch, Jesús del Muro, Amparo Baró, and Prosper Avril. After him are Bruno Mora, Guido Vildoso, Nina Companeez, Eric Arturo Delvalle, Alexander Vampilov, and Carmelo Bene.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 362 out of 1,622. Before him are Edward Belcher (1799), Howie Mandel (1955), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Guy Lafleur (1951), Richard Williams (1933), and Heather Menzies (1949). After him are Gordon Thomson (1945), Stu Hart (1915), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Michel Tremblay (1942), Owen Hart (1965), and David Furnish (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Garth Hudson ranks 19. Before him are Maynard Ferguson (1928), Paul Bley (1932), Bob Ezrin (1949), Bob Rock (1954), Rick Danko (1943), and Richard Manuel (1943). After him are Geddy Lee (1953), Alex Lifeson (1953), Daniel Lanois (1951), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Calixa Lavallée (1842), and Hank Snow (1914).

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