San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga began drumming in rock bands at 12 and writing professionally about music at 15. A Louisiana native who grew up mostly in Germany, Varga has earned ...

The death of a beloved ex-bandmate partially inspired Robbie Robertson to complete his first solo album in 1987, which included an ode to his lost friend.

With the benefit of half a century of hindsight, Bob Dylan and The Band's The Basement Tapes (released 6/26/75) would appear ...

A lmost four decades after his death at age 42, the pianist and singer Richard Manuel, whose voice was an essential element ...

Released on June 26, 1975, The Basement Tapes was genius finding itself – in Bob Dylan, once more; in the Band, for the very ...

You’d be forgiven for assuming Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are birds of a different feather. One’s a reclusive Jewish kid ...

Quite a while after 'The Last Waltz' and a live performance comeback, The Band finally started to work on new music in 1993.

The Canadian-American roots rock group was a delicate musical fusion that included Robbie Robertson on guitar, Levon Helm on drums and lead vocals, Rick Danko on bass and violin, Garth Hudson on ...

Musician Garth Hudson poses in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) NEW YORK — Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who ...

Bob Dylan is mourning his friend Garth Hudson.On Monday, the musician posted a tribute to the Band keyboardist on X, remembering him as the group’s “driving force.” “Sorry to hear the news about Garth ...

Sorry to hear the news about Garth Hudson. He was a beautiful guy and the real driving force behind The Band. Just listen to the original recording of The Weight and you’ll see. — Bob Dylan (@bobdylan ...

Meanwhile, Dylan took to his X page on Monday, January 28, to post a tribute to late Band keyboardist and sax player Garth Hudson, who died January 21 at age 87. Hudson was the last surviving ...