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Nicky Hopkins
« on: September 25, 2015, 05:51:25 AM »
Though never considered a "Fifth Beatle," Nicky Hopkins was one of Great Britain's best-known session players particularly through his work with the Rolling Stones and after playing electric piano on The Beatles' Revolution...


http://youtu.be/7tArjxr2rA0





This lucky crowd in Charlotte, North Carolina on Mother's Day 1984 got to see Mr. Hopkins perform with The Spongetones.  He was in town promoting the L. Ron Hubbard movie Battlefield Earth, whose soundtrack he appeared on.  The show was entirely unrehearsed...


http://youtu.be/bnvcIeyJ3RA
44:30



Nicky Hopkins' frail health led him to concentrate on working as a session musician instead of joining bands.  Sadly, Nicky Hopkins passed away on 6 September 1994 at the age of 50 due to complications resulting from intestinal surgery presumably related to his lifelong battle with Crohn's Disease.
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2015, 05:52:59 AM »
With The Rolling Stones...


http://youtu.be/Jl3arNBLcHE





With The Jefferson Airplane...


http://youtu.be/v_gg6JNLtXI






With Joe Cocker...


http://youtu.be/gOuKgURLSyM
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Re: Nicky Hopkins
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2015, 05:54:15 AM »
With Ringo Starr...


http://youtu.be/HWcEzsYxtb4





With George Harrison...


http://youtu.be/ALGS9ylmIlQ





And with John Lennon...


http://youtu.be/j3CKsCmqk5w

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« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2015, 05:23:40 AM »
Just the backing tracks. Beautiful.


http://youtu.be/8xxN8SnPI7Q
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« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2015, 05:39:17 AM »
Nicky on electric piano

http://youtu.be/sAJPGJe48ew
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Re: Nicky Hopkins
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2015, 06:25:47 AM »
Right.  Now watch Yoko tell Nicky Hopkins how to play piano...


http://youtu.be/d3kRtLe7-60
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Re: Nicky Hopkins
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2015, 06:52:41 AM »
Quote from: In My Life on October 21, 2015, 05:23:40 AM
Just the backing tracks. Beautiful.


http://youtu.be/8xxN8SnPI7Q


That's lovely to listen to. Micks voice never comes in to spoil it.  Quite neat bass work by Bill too.
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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2015, 01:47:12 PM »

Nicky was the tops.

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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2015, 11:22:22 PM »
Quote from: Moogmodule on October 21, 2015, 06:52:41 AM
That's lovely to listen to. Micks voice never comes in to spoil it.  Quite neat bass work by Bill too.

I always credited the lyrics for the effect this song has on me but now I see that's not all of it.
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2015, 11:48:42 PM »
Quote from: Hello Goodbye on October 21, 2015, 06:25:47 AM
Right.  Now watch Yoko tell Nicky Hopkins how to play piano...

Go climb a ladder, Yoko. Backward.
In spite of her, I do want to watch this in its entirety. I've only seen bits and pieces.
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2015, 11:59:31 PM »
Nicky Hopkins plays the blues...


http://youtu.be/1M03LPQeVDk
5 August 1991
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2018, 02:45:19 AM »
She's A Rainbow...


https://youtu.be/LPDGGzdHb6g





And now just Nicky Hopkins' piano instrumental...


https://youtu.be/E1_qZdRi6kc
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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2018, 04:06:28 AM »
^^^
I've been wanting to listen to this. It's in some commercial right now and every time it's on I think that's just not enough.  ;D
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« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2018, 02:07:19 AM »
Yep!
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« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2018, 03:40:44 AM »
And this European Sony Bravia commercial...


https://youtu.be/m8T1NZM2WgM


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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2018, 03:58:20 AM »
I like that, especially the frog.  :)
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« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2018, 04:38:39 AM »
You noticed the frog too!   :)
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« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2018, 08:13:33 PM »
Quote from: Hello Goodbye on October 10, 2018, 04:38:39 AM
You noticed the frog too!   :)

Ha ha, yes, I did! I’m glad you did, too, or else you’d have probably thought I was nuts...again.  ;)
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