Nicky Hopkins Documentary

Forum member nursers mentioned this is in the Tom Jones thread, and I had not heard that it was soon to be released! I thought a thread should be started about it:

https://thesessionmanfilm.com

I see they did a showing in LA last month....bummed I didn't know about it. Like I'm sure many here, I can hardly wait for it....HUGE fan!

I've been seeing promotion for this on social media; definitely interested in seeing it once it's out. Hard to deny Nicky's influence; other than Billy Preston, I wonder how many other musicians got to play with both the Beatles and the Stones?

35 minutes ago, SamuelBLupowitz said:

 I wonder how many other musicians got to play with both the Beatles and the Stones?

and the who, the kinks, the dead, steve miller, jeff beck group, and jefferson airplane.  plus, famously turned down Led Zeppelin.   

I've been awaiting this for a while. In fact, I've forgotten it exists a few times. I hope I don't miss it when I get a chance to see it.

6 hours ago, SamuelBLupowitz said:

I've been seeing promotion for this on social media; definitely interested in seeing it once it's out. Hard to deny Nicky's influence; other than Billy Preston, I wonder how many other musicians got to play with both the Beatles and the Stones?

Two I can think of are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  

5 minutes ago, MathOfInsects said:

Two I can think of are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  

And Billy Preston

1 minute ago, mcgoo said:

And Billy Preston

(Billy Preston was accounted for in the set-up question.)

8 hours ago, SamuelBLupowitz said:

 I wonder how many other musicians got to play with both the Beatles and the Stones?

Eric Clapton and Brian Jones.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Padd Milner last week, who provided piano for this doco - from what I can tell they are still nailing down a distributor...

7 hours ago, MathOfInsects said:

(Billy Preston was accounted for in the set-up question.)

 

 

Oh. Never mind.... b*tch. 😜

Heard a few stories from my old bandmate who was in the SF scene in the 80's about Nicky. My bandmate played with Marty Balin for a number of years and did 1 Starship tour. Nicky did have his demons but he passed after surgery to help his Crohns discease intenstinal condition that he had suffered from his whole life ....   

I'm hoping it's heavy on not previously seen footage of his playing, and less heavy on the interviews. One of my favorite and most re-watched documentaries is "Straight, No Chaser," and I think it's because there is so much performance footage.

I could be wrong, and maybe this doc will prove that I am wrong, but I've always had the impression that Nicky was a quiet, humble person who just went about his business. Not one of the more colorful characters of the music world. 

Try playing waiting on a friend by the Stones. Those parts are really interesting. Especially the intro. 

On 4/10/2024 at 9:35 PM, MathOfInsects said:

Two I can think of are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  

Yes yes, of the Beatles and the Stones did a lot of secret guesting on each other's records, but I'm thinking more about the session musician world. I'm sure there are a few anonymous orchestral players who wound up working with both bands in the 60s, but the Beatles tended to use fewer extra rhythm section guys than the Stones, so other than Nicky and Billy I'm trying to think who else had the pleasure of sitting in with both bands!

I saw someone mentioned Eric Clapton -- I know he's guested with the Stones live, but what tune(s) did he record with them?