Waiting on a Friend
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"Waiting on a Friend" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album Tattoo You. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as the album's second single, it re
96–98 St. Mark's Place
Nicky Hopkins
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Nicholas Christian Hopkins 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,
Waiting on a Friend
…noted for its dreamy qualities brought on by the soft guitars, smooth rhythm, and Jagger's lilting refrain of "doo-doo-doo". Veteran Stones collaborator Nicky Hopkins performs the track's running piano. The Stones hired jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins to perform the solo on this song, as well as two other songs on the…
Quicksilver Messenger Service in January 1970, with Hopkins second from right
Presented to the Friends of Nicky Hopkins on 24 February 2019 by the Royal Academy of Music
Commemorative plaque at 38 Jordan Road, Perivale
The memorial bench for Nicky Hopkins in Perivale.