Bob Dylan pays tribute to Garth Hudson: “He was the real driving force behind The Band”

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Bob Dylan has paid tribute to the late Garth Hudson – see what he had to say below.Hudson, who was a co-founder of The Band and the group’s last remaining member, died last week (January 21) at the age of 87.

According to reports, Hudson “died peacefully” in his sleep in the nursing home where he was living. No cause of death has been shared.Now, Dylan has taken to social media to honour his former collaborator.

Hudson and The Band rose to prominence as Bob Dylan’s first backing band when he went electric – they were known as The Hawks back then.

Despite parting ways with Dylan shortly after and rebranding to The Band, they remained close and Dylan joined them at their farewell concert, which was later released as the iconic concert film The Last Waltz – directed by Martin Scorsese.Bob Dylan wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night (January 27): “Sorry to heart the news about Garth Hudson.