Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
	Hopkins in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Christian Hopkins
Born	24 February 1944; Perivale, Middlesex, England, UK
Died	6 September 1994 (aged 50); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock and roll; boogie woogie; blues;
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Piano; organ;
Years active	1960–1994
Labels	CBS; Fontana;
Formerly of	Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages; Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers; Cyril Davies All Stars; Jerry Garcia Band; the Kinks; the Rolling Stones; The Jeff Beck Group; Steve Miller Band; Quicksilver Messenger Service; Night;

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, most notably on songs recorded by the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Who, the Beatles, 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, Graham Parker, Gary Moore, 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]

^ Welch, Chris (9 September 1994). "Obituary: Nicky Hopkins". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2012.