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And on Piano… Nicky Hopkins: The Extraordinary Life of Rock’s Greatest Session Man
Hardcover – 4 May 2011 Written by Julian Dawson

A rare hardcover book about one of rock’s greatest session musicians who has backed the Beatles, the Stones, John Lennon and George Harrison, as solo artists, and many others of prominence. It is very difficult to find this book in the hardcover format.

Who can forget Nicky’s superb keyboard work on the “Imagine” LP and his stellar contribution to the Beatles song “Revolution.” Nicky’s many contributions to the Rolling Sones catalog will also be fondly remembered.

Nicky’s life was cut short at age 50 due to intestinal problems.

The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Who. The Kinks. The Jefferson Airplane. Joe Cocker. Quicksilver Messenger Service. The Yardbirds. Harry Nilsson. At the heart of their music, and of hundreds of others, was one man and a piano: Nicky Hopkins. For three generations, rock’n’roll has been the heartbeat of our world, and Nicky Hopkins defines rock’n’roll. For thirty years, before his tragically early death in 1994, Nicky Hopkins put his mark on some of the most unforgettable popular music ever made. This is the definitive work on rock music’s greatest session player, and one of its unsung heroes. As Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) put it, “Nicky wrote the book on rock ‘n’ roll piano.” This is the book about how he did it.