Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Bob Dylan Post a Remembrance of The Late Garth Hudson: “The real driving force behind The Band”

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Bob Dylan — I’ve never written so much about him in my life! Suddenly he’s everywhere!

Now Dylan has posted a nice remembrance of Garth Hudson, calling him “the driving forced behind The Band.” Robbie and Levon may be surprised to hear that!

Dylan made a lot of music with The Band, so he knows. And now he’s outlived all of them.

Dylan, meantime, has just announced more tour dates. He’s starting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home of the Bob Dylan Center, where all his archives are stored.

Bob says to listen to The Weight, which you can below:

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