Nicky Hopkins: The Session Man

The Session Man tells the story of unsung hero, Nicky Hopkins, the highly gifted and prolific British session pianist to some of the greatest rock bands the world has ever seen. He played with the Beatles, the Stones, the Who and more, but remains little known beyond insider circles. This loving doc asks why.

Nicky’s legendary piano riffs and wonderful musical motifs helped ordinary tracks become extraordinary and iconic. So many of them remain popular today. The generations that followed The Golden Era of Rock And Roll soon discover those iconic tracks that made Nicky Hopkins a legend amongst his peers – tracks like “Revolution” by The Beatles, “She's A Rainbow”, “Sympathy For The Devil” and “Angie” by the Rolling Stones, “Jealous Guy” by John Lennon from his “Imagine” album and “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker.

Nicky’s story is told in the film by Albert Lee, Bill Wyman, Billy Nicholls, Glyn Johns, Graham Parker, Harry Shearer, Helen O’Hara, Keith Richards, Merrell Fankhauser, Mick Jagger, Nils Lofgren, Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton, PP Arnold, Slim Jim Phantom, Terry Reid and many many more..,

The Session Man’s narrator, Bob Harris, former presenter of the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test, had no hesitation at the end of the film in confirming that, “Nicky Hopkins’ contributions made him rock and roll’s greatest session man.”

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