A multi-instrumentalist, Garth Hudson brought his musical eclecticism to The
Band. Born in Windsor, Ontario, on August 2, 1937, he learned to play music with
his family, quickly mastering keyboards, accordion and saxophone. When the
Hudsons moved to London, Ontario, he played in The Silhouettes between 1956 and
1960, before being approached after a gig by Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm, to
join The Hawks, alongside Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel.
Accompanying Hawkins, the musicians emancipated themselves in 1963, and two
years later crossed paths with Bob Dylan, f...