Nicky Hopkins on Keyboards for the Stones
Jeff
first recording, and what was the last?
Thanks.
Jeff
glimmerblue
> Jeff
The Rolling Stones, "She's a Rainbow" (1967), "Sympathy for the
Devil" (1968), "Street Fighting Man (1968), "Gimme Shelter" (1969),
"Monkey Man" (1969), "Sway" (1971), "Tumbling Dice" and many others on
the Exile on Main St. album (1972), "Angie" (1973), "Time Waits for No
One" (1974), "Fool to Cry" (1976), "Waiting on a Friend" (recorded
1972, released 1981)
Hopkins's performances with The Rolling Stones were among his most
memorable, as he played on all of their studio albums from Their
Satanic Majesties Request in 1967 through Black and Blue in 1976,
including the prominent piano parts in "She's a Rainbow" (1967) and
"Sympathy for the Devil" (1968). During this period, Hopkins tended to
be employed on the Stones' slower, ballad-type songs, with longtime
Stones keyboardist Ian Stewart playing on traditional rock numbers and
Billy Preston used on soul and funk-influenced tunes. Hopkins also
played on Jamming With Edward, an unofficial Stones release that was
recorded during the Let It Bleed sessions, while Mick Jagger, Bill
Wyman and Charlie Watts, of the Stones, with Hopkins and Ry Cooder,
were waiting for Keith Richards at Keith's Paris flat. The "Edward" of
the title was an alias of Nicky Hopkins, derived from his outstanding
performance on "Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder", a song from
Quicksilver Messenger Service's Shady Grove LP.
tour info with stones Hopkins was added to the Rolling Stones live
line-up on the 1971 Good-Bye Britain tour, as well as the notorious
1972 North American Tour and the early 1973 Winter Tour of Australia
and New Zealand. He is featured heavily on the classic 1972 Exile on
Main St. album
Keith
<gl1mme...@aol.com> wrote:
>On Aug 18, 5:35ÔøΩpm, Jeff <quickservice...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone know what Stones recordings Nicky played on..what was the
>> first recording, and what was the last?
>> Thanks.
>> he ahs an awesome career ..he was born with Chrons ...and started with the origanl Deep purple but played iwth everyone i can rememerb his solo LP jamming with Edward to be awesome.. hope this helps you out... he has literally played with everyone who was anyone...
>> ÔøΩ ÔøΩJeff
>
>The Rolling Stones, "She's a Rainbow" (1967), "Sympathy for the
>Devil" (1968), "Street Fighting Man (1968), "Gimme Shelter" (1969),
>"Monkey Man" (1969), "Sway" (1971), "Tumbling Dice" and many others on
>the Exile on Main St. album (1972), "Angie" (1973), "Time Waits for No
>One" (1974), "Fool to Cry" (1976), "Waiting on a Friend" (recorded
>1972, released 1981)
Didn't he play on some Emotional Rescue songs too? Will have to look
it up.