Rock-Museum.de – The Rockmuseum – Spotlight in Summer ′10


Julian Dawson, presenting the lps ”Nicky Hopkins – No More Changes“ and ”Jamming With Edward“, with Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. Pictures: Rock-Museum Siegen

He never stood in the spot-light, though he played with Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks and The Who – just to mention the four big British beat bands. Even after leaving for the USA playing the piano for Jefferson Airplane on stage in Woodstock, he was just the session musician. Now the English singer/songwriter Julian Dawson pays attention to Nicky Hopkins, who died in 1994: It took him about ten years of work to talk to musicians, friends and familiy members; to select facts, stories and photos of the great piano player – now his book about Nicky Hopkins is out in Germany.

A story on Nicky Hopkins, including an interview with Julian Dawson and a book review, is in May issue of German rock magazine Eclipsed.

The Rolling Stones feel ”deeply indebted“ to Nicky Hopkins
on cover of their 1968 album ”Beggars Banquet“

1969 and 1970 Nicky Hopkins has been a regular member of US psychedelic band Quicksilver Messenger Service.

Pictures ”Nicky Hopkins with Keith Richards“ und ”Nicky Hopkins with Quicksilver Messenger Service“: Dominique Tarlé.
The photographer of ”Nicky in pink jacket“ is unknown.
Picture piano key: Karl Hofer
These four pictures by kind permission of C. Bertelsmann Verlag.