Last surviving member of The Band.
OT: RIP Garth Hudson
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Virtuoso multi instrumentalist. RIP:
As a side note, with The Band’s connection to Bob Dylan, highly recommend the movie “A Complete Unknown”. Excellent movie.
As a side note, with The Band’s connection to Bob Dylan, highly recommend the movie “A Complete Unknown”. Excellent movie.
I was in my teens when the Last Waltz was released. My musical tastes expanded greatly that day. The Band’s music holds up better than many bands I liked in younger years.
My favorite song is Don’t Do It, a Marvin Gaye cover. This is the encore from the Last Waltz and not included in the original soundtrack or movie. Not a Garth Hudson number, but enjoy nonetheless.
RIP Garth.
My favorite song is Don’t Do It, a Marvin Gaye cover. This is the encore from the Last Waltz and not included in the original soundtrack or movie. Not a Garth Hudson number, but enjoy nonetheless.
RIP Garth.
Amazing that entire band is gone.
RIP Garth.
I had the pleasure of seeing Levon Helm at his barn in Woodstock… fabulous!
RIP Garth.
I had the pleasure of seeing Levon Helm at his barn in Woodstock… fabulous!
RIP Garth.
sadly the Band is together again and I miss you all
sadly the Band is together again and I miss you all
Had a ski place in Windham, always wanted to get to Midnight Ramble, but no luck
It makes no difference, Night or day
And the sun...............don't shine.................anymore
And the sun...............don't shine.................anymore
So did I. Donald Fagan was the special guest that night. One of the coolest experiences of my life.
R.I.P. Garth
Damn. I'm still not over Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm.
I only saw The Band once...at Woodstock. Of course using the word "saw" is pretty inaccurate, as we were pretty far from the stage and I was pretty high.
Incredibly sad that they're all gone.
All of them gone now. **** I’m getting old but what a wonderful ride this life has been.
I was too young to see Robbie Robertson with The Band, but I was fortunate to witness Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson in the group on August 31, 1985 at the Allentown Fair. It was a very memorable concert for two reasons.
*It was among the last shows Manuel ever performed with The Band. He committed suicide in March 1986.
*The concert was a double bill - The Band/Crosby, Stills, & Nash. I've attended about a thousand concerts in my lifetime and it was the only time a performer told the crowd he was going to jail. David Crosby thanked everyone for being there and, paraphrasing, said "You're probably aware of what's been going on in my life the past few years. I hope to see you soon, but I'm going to be away for a while very soon."
Crosby was arrested in a Dallas nightclub in April 1982 for possessing a .45-caliber handgun and freebasing cocaine. Despite his lifetime of activism against war and violence, Crosby began carrying a gun for protection after Lennon was killed in 1980.
As part of an attempt at a plea bargain, he entered a New Jersey rehab facility a few months later but left after two days because he was not allowed to have any musical instruments. Crosby was convicted in June 1983 and sentenced on Aug. 5, 1983, receiving five years for the drugs and three years for the gun charges, to be served concurrently.
Attempts to appeal the decision were unsuccessful, and on March 6, 1986, Crosby began serving his sentence. He was released on parole five months later, on August 8.
*It was among the last shows Manuel ever performed with The Band. He committed suicide in March 1986.
*The concert was a double bill - The Band/Crosby, Stills, & Nash. I've attended about a thousand concerts in my lifetime and it was the only time a performer told the crowd he was going to jail. David Crosby thanked everyone for being there and, paraphrasing, said "You're probably aware of what's been going on in my life the past few years. I hope to see you soon, but I'm going to be away for a while very soon."
Crosby was arrested in a Dallas nightclub in April 1982 for possessing a .45-caliber handgun and freebasing cocaine. Despite his lifetime of activism against war and violence, Crosby began carrying a gun for protection after Lennon was killed in 1980.
As part of an attempt at a plea bargain, he entered a New Jersey rehab facility a few months later but left after two days because he was not allowed to have any musical instruments. Crosby was convicted in June 1983 and sentenced on Aug. 5, 1983, receiving five years for the drugs and three years for the gun charges, to be served concurrently.
Attempts to appeal the decision were unsuccessful, and on March 6, 1986, Crosby began serving his sentence. He was released on parole five months later, on August 8.
Seems rather strange that a Rehab Facility did not allow Crosby to have a musical instrument there. There is a lot of evidence that playing an instrument has a very positive effect on mental health. A social worker attending to a young, troubled Jimi Hendrix pleaded with his father to allow him to have a guitar when his father (who had bought him one earlier) took it away as punishment. I can tell you on a personal level, that learning to play the guitar was a key component of getting me through a very difficult time in my life.