#eric hudson

Eric “Garth” Hudson was a classically trained musician that grew up in London, Ontario, where he played organ in his uncle’s funeral parlor.

In 1961, Hudson joined the group that would eventually become the Band, he insisted that the other members pay him $10 a week for music lessons. This made the arrangement more palatable to his parents.

He was a master of the Lowrey organ, and his other primary instruments were piano, accordion, electronic keyboards, and saxophones (alto, tenor, soprano, baritone, bass). He was a much-in-demand and respected session musician.

A pair of rock quartets, the Hotelier and Foxing have teamed up on a Tenth Anniversary Tour — celebrating a decade of Home, Like No Place There Is and The Albatross, respectively — which brought them to a sold-out Racket on Friday night.