#Ronnie Hawkins

[1976desire]

scene cards for the last waltz, france, filmed 1976 / released 1978

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“A Musical Genius:” Garth Hudson Dies at 87

- Multi-instrumentalist was last surviving member of the Band

Garth Hudson, the last surviving founding member of the Band, has died.

The multi-instrumentalist, widely considered one of rock’s premier keyboardists, was 87 when he died Jan. 21 at a nursing home in New York, the Toronto Star reported.

“Rest in peace, Garth Hudson,” Orleans’ John Hall said. “Fly on one of those skirling, ascending lines of notes that flew through you and out from your fingers. Thank you.”

Hudson was the last member, following guitarist Robbie Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, keyboardist and drummer Richard Manuel and drummer/mandolinist Levon Helm to join Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. They eventually morphed into Bob Dylan’s backing band and then, simply, the Band.

“Today, we sadly say goodbye to Garth ‘Honey Boy’ Hudson, the last living original member of the Band,” said a statement on the group’s social media pages.

“A musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound, Garth once said, ‘I found some true enjoyment in helping people get to the bottom of their feelings.’ Through his music, he did just that - helping us all feel more deeply and connect to something greater. Rest easy, Garth.”

Hudson played horns, accordion and keyboards. His organ intro to “Chest Fever” - improvised and expanded to be known and “The Genetic Method” on stage - is the stuff of legend.

“He incorporated all of American music - vaudeville, jazz, classical, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll in his playing and arrangements,” John Papa Gros said of Hudson. “We will be studying his musical contributions for decades to come.”

After the Band’s initial breakup, Hudson did session work before joining his former Band mates - save Robertson - in a new version of the group. That band made three albums; Hudson also released a couple of solo records.

But his - and the Band’s - legacy is best encapsulated by the years between 1968’s Music from Big Pink and 1977’s Islands when a group of Canadians basically invented Americana music.

“May Garth Hudson rest in peace and Love,” Todd Rundgren’s Spirit of Harmony Foundation said.

1/21/25

[oldshowbiz]

Why did Ronnie Hawkins always stand like this

[clemsfilmdiary]

The Last Waltz (1978, Martin Scorsese)

1/11/25

[planetwaving]

ronnie hawkins & johnny paycheck singing "i'll leave the bottle on the bar"

[into-ition]

A holiday tradition that all can get behind

[musickickztoo]

Ronnie Hawkins  † May 29, 2022

[myvinylplaylist]

Alice Cooper: Freak Out Song (1985)

Recorded At The Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 1969

Include two 1964 studio tracks Ain't That Just Like a Woman & Goin' to the River Recorded by Ronnie Hawkins, falsely credited on the album to Alice Cooper.

Castle Communications

[ruleof3bobby]

THE LAST WALTZ (1978) Grade: B

Loved Scorsese camera movements & the stage sets were an interesting move. I looked forward to the interviews. Good documentary even if you're not familiar with their music.

[onemorecupofcoffee]

this was so out of pocket

[myimaginaryradio]

Who Do You Love - Ronnie Hawkins & The Band - 1978

[jorahssquire]

Ronnie Hawkins and Robbie Robertson - Perfoming

Who Do you Love..

From The Last Waltz - 1976

[julio-viernes]

Hoy tenemos que lamentar la muerte a los 87 años del multiinstrumentista y virtuoso de los teclados Garth Hudson, el último componente que quedaba vivo de la mítica banda canadiense- estadounidense The Band, tal vez el súpergrupo americano mayor de todos los tiempos.

Garth no fue el líder de la Banda, ese mérito le correspondería al compositor Robbie Robertson, pero si su maestro musical. Fue el último en unirse al grupo y le preocupaba que sus padres lo desaprobaran. Ronnie Hawkins, al que la banda acompañaba cuando todavía eran The Hawks, y Levon Helm se acercaron a Hudson por primera vez en verano de 1961 y le pidieron que se uniera al grupo, oferta que él rechazó. Le insistieron en diciembre de 1961 y Hudson aceptó unirse a la banda con dos condiciones: que Hawkins le comprara un órgano Lowrey y que cada uno de los otros miembros de la banda le pagara 10 dólares extra por semana para dar lecciones de música a todos los demás. Hudson fue contratado en calidad de "asesor musical" en parte para justificar el cambio ante sus padres, quienes temía que pensaran que estaba desperdiciando sus años de educación musical al tocar en una banda de rock and roll.

Hudson, el único componente de The Band que no cantaba, era un intérprete de formación clásica que hablaba a través de todo un arsenal de instrumentos: piano, sintetizadores, clavinete, pedal wah-wah, acordeón, trompeta, saxofón (alto, tenor, soprano, baritono,  bajo) y su famoso órgano Lowrey otorgando al sonido de The Band un matiz exuberante, frondoso y largo.

"Podía tocar el saxofón, los teclados, podía tocar cualquier cosa y mejor que cualquier otro que conocieras... Una vez que tuvimos a un músico del calibre de Garth, comenzamos a sonar como profesionales", Levon Helm.

Robertson definió a Hudson como "el músico más avanzado del rock and roll".

Pongo "The Genetic Method", un solo de órgano que Garth Hudson ideó como introducción a “Chest Fever" de Robertson, una muestra ecléctica de estados de ánimo y melodías que se fusionaban con el riff hard rock inicial de "Chest Fever". La incluyeron en su doble en directo "Rock of Ages" (Capitol, 1972).

Arriba el método genético completo, abajo la parte final fusionada con "Chest Fever" en la película de 1978 dirigida por Martin Scorsese, "The Last Waltz".

[cosmogyros]

Fabulous little clip of The Hawk's famous "camel walk" (featuring Levon on drums!)

[famousdeaths]

Ronald Cornett Hawkins was an American rock and roll singer, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas,...

Link: Ronnie Hawkins

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Ronnie Hawkins  † May 29, 2022