Person · Male
Nicky Hopkins
pianist and organist
- From
- Perivale, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1944–1994
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 6
- rock
About
Nicholas Christian Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. He performed on many British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, including on songs recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Airplane, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the Hollies, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Art Garfunkel, Badfinger, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Donovan. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest studio pianists in the history of popular rock music.
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In 2025, Hopkins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category and he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2026.
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The Kinks additional
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Jeff Beck Group keyboard, piano
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Also known as
Nicholas Christian Hopkins · Nicholas Hopkins · Nick Hopkins
Tags
- scientology
- session
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6cbe7f39-d487-42e2-8722-23dc2332ea95
- ISNI
- 000000005888898X
- IPI
- 00064262978
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.