The Band's Garth Hudson: "The Most Advanced Musician in Rock and Roll"

About this episode

This episode pays tribute to Garth Hudson, highlighting his contributions to The Band and the song 'Chest Fever'.

Garth Hudson agreed to join the Hawks, a precursor to The Band, on two conditions: that he'd be paid a little extra to be the group's music teacher, and that he'd have a Lowery organ to play. This tribute to Hudson includes a reference to The Band's song "Chest Fever." Hudson wasn't a singer or a songwriter, but he contributed mightily to the song's success with an intro based on J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. You can hear "Chest Fever (remastered 2000) here. To listen ...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Jones

Guest: Garth Hudson

Topics covered

• music
• rock and roll
• musicians
• The Band
• Garth Hudson
• music history

Keywords

• Garth Hudson
• The Band
• Chest Fever
• rock music
• music teacher
• J.S. Bach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Band, Hawks

Books & works: Chest Fever, Toccata and Fugue in D minor

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