Bob Dylan has shared a tribute to the late Garth Hudson – The Band’s longtime keyboardist and organist – simply days after the beloved Canadian musician’s dying on the age of 87.
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Taking to his newly-active X account on Monday (Jan. 27), Dylan shared a short reflection on Hudson’s musical legacy. “Sorry to listen to the information about Garth Hudson. He was a phenomenal man and the true driving power behind The Band,” Dylan wrote. “Simply hearken to the unique recording of The Weight and also you’ll see.”
Hudson’s dying occurred on Jan. 21, nearly every week previous to Dylan’s tribute, turning into the ultimate member of The Band’s most well-known lineup to cross away within the course of.
Hudson formally started his tenure with The Band in 1965, after they’d completed a two-year stint as The Hawks, the back-up group for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. That very same 12 months, The Band met Dylan who recruited them to grow to be his backing group for a 1965 U.S. tour and an accompanying world tour in 1966.
The next 12 months, Dylan and The Band recorded the 1967 classes often called The Basement Tapes which might later type the premise of The Band’s 1968 debut, Music from The Massive Pink. Alongside lots of their best-known songs, the report additionally included what’s probably their best-known tune, “The Weight”, as referenced by Dylan in his personal tribute.
In September 2024, Dylan launched the expansive field set The 1974 Dwell Recordings, which featured 431 reside reside tracks documenting the titular 1974 tour with The Band as his backing group.
Alongside his tribute to Hudson, Dylan additionally introduced the preliminary dates for his 2025 touring plans. Apparently bringing his Tough & Rowdy Methods Tour into the brand new 12 months, the primary 4 dates see Dylan performing in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin; Mankato, Minnesota; Wichita, Kansas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma – the latter of which notably options The Bob Dylan Heart only a few doorways down from the Woody Guthrie Heart.
Bob Dylan 2025 Tour Dates
March 25 – Tulsa Theater, Tulsa, OK
March 29 – Century II Live performance Corridor, Wichita, KS
April 4 – Mayo Clinic Well being Methods Occasion Heart, Mankato, MN
April 6 – The Weidner-Cofrin Household HAll, Inexperienced Bay, WI
