A great has died

First time I saw Garth was when the Band was still the Hawks and backing Bob Dylan in Hartford 1965. I had no idea who they were. Saw them again in New Haven 1966. Unfortunately, the stars never aligned for me to see the Band itself.

Another vote for the Brown album.

RIP Garth Hudson.

Here's a great little video about The Band (and Garth Hudson in particular) posted on YouTube about a year ago. The thoughts and feelings expressed by the video's maker align very closely with mine.

https://youtu.be/eLBux4PNvl8?si=ij6_vJHXB3ht7CE3

“Honey Boy” always made the music sweeter…..RIP

His sax solo on It Makes No Difference so expressive with sadness.

I met Levon Helm at the groundbreaking for Bethel Woods (site of Woodstock) back in the early 00s. Lovely person, he passed a decade ago? His wife still runs his semi-outdoor music venue, Levon Helms Studio. I’ve seen Richard Thompson, the Gypsy Kings, a few others there.

We are all getting old. 😢