The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.

My first date with Dianna — best friend, wife and frequent editor — was to see The Band. She introduced me to the legendary rock group’s music, and we went to their 1970 concert in Madison, Wisc.

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” ...

Keyboardist-drummer Richard Manuel hung himself in 1986, bassist Rick Danko died in his sleep ... in fashion that artists from The Beatles to Eric Clapton to the Grateful Dead would cite its ...