Nicky Hopkins
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| Birth name | Nicholas Christian Hopkins |
| Born | 24 February 1944 Perivale, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Died | 6 September 1994 (aged 50) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1960–1994 |
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Nicholas Christian Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. He performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, including on songs recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Airplane, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Hollies, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Art Garfunkel, Badfinger, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Donovan. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest studio pianists in the history of popular rock music.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Welch, Chris (9 September 1994). "Obituary: Nicky Hopkins". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Audio samples of some great Hopkins moments
- A website about Nicky Hopkins
- The official Nicky Hopkins website
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