Category: A’s Track of the Day

Concluding our Nicky Hopkins seasonette, here his piano makes a massive contribution to the former Sheffield gas fitter’s 1974 hit.

Nicky Hopkins played on five songs on the Volunteers album, including the title track. The Airplane invited him to appear with them at Woodstock, where you can hear him towards … Continue readingJefferson Airplane: Volunteers

Hopkins played on eight of the ten tracks on 1968’s Beggars Banquet album. No wonder it says ‘Thanks, Nicky’ on the sleeve.

Nicky Hopkins was nobbut a teenager when he provided piano on this 1963 hit for Big Cyril.

Nicky Hopkins contributed piano and a melodica solo to this 1966 ditty, which topped the singles chart. Ray Davies says that producer Shel Talmy, who was also responsible for yesterday’s … Continue readingThe Kinks: Sunny Afternoon

Nicky Hopkins again on this 1965 track, the Who’s second single. Later that year he played on three further tracks for their debut album My Generation – A Legal Matter, … Continue readingThe Who: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

This is apparently the only track by all four Beatles to feature Nicky Hopkins (on electric piano) although he appeared on several solo Moptop efforts.

Nicky Hopkins (see yesterday) appears on a dozen tracks on the Exile on Main Street album, including this one led by his forceful joanna.

Solo performance from the session pianist who added so much to songs by the Stones, Who, Beatles and many more before his untimely death from Crohn’s Disease at the age … Continue readingNicky Hopkins: The Homecoming

Concluding this season of doolally hits, the all-time classic from Patsy.