Nicky Hopkins
February 24, 1944 – September 6, 1994
Keyboardist Nicky Hopkins has been called one of the greatest rock session players of all time. Because he suffered from Chron’s disease since childhood, it was difficult for Hopkin’s to be part of a touring band, so he decided he make his mark as a studio musician instead. After cutting his chops with Screaming Lord Sutch and Cyril Davies during the hay day of British R&B of the ’60s, went on to become one of the most favored session men in London. Over the course of his career, he’s played on records by the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, the Kinks, and John Lennon, as well as those by such American artists as Steve Miller and Jefferson Airplane. Nicky Hopkins died at the age of 50 due to complications from intestinal surgery.
Hopkins played on The Beatles “White Album” as well. The Kinks’ song “Session Man” is believed to be about Nicky.
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