and on piano... Nicky Hopkins: The Extraordinary Life of Rock's Greatest Session Man - Couverture souple

Dawson, Julian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0984436227 ISBN 13 : 9780984436224

Editeur : Plus One Press, 2011

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

If you study the album covers of the greatest British and American bands and recording artists of the sixties, seventies and eighties, one name crops up with stunning regularity: Nicky Hopkins. Known as the 'Sixth Rolling Stone', no other rock pianist was held in such high esteem or played on more important recordings. His trademark licks graced landmark songs such as the Rolling Stones' 'Sympathy For The Devil' and 'Angie', the Beatles' 'Revolution' and Joe Cocker's signature ballad 'You Are So Beautiful'. Nicky's client list included the Who, the Kinks, Jeff Beck, all of the ex-Beatles, and countless other leading names of the era. Author Julian Dawson knew Nicky Hopkins and worked with him only months before his untimely death in 1994. He has spent ten years researching and speaking in person to those that knew Nicky best, including Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Ray Davies as well as close friends and family. The result is not just an intimate and revealing portrait of one of rock music's unsung heroes with all its highs and lows, but a document of a forgotten age and a glimpse behind the scenes where the classic music of our times was made, in studios and onstage.

Biographie de l'auteur

Julian Dawson is a singer, songwriter and busy performer, who has recorded more than twenty albums in a career spanning more than thirty years. He has worked closely with musicians such as Richard Thompson, Iain Matthews, Dan Penn and Lucinda Williams.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plus One Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0984436227
• ISBN 13: 9780984436224
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne