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Greatest Rock Piano Players – Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins is currently ranked 5th in our poll of The Greatest Rock Piano Players. Who is your favorite keyboard player? Favorite song? Rock piano fans tend to become obsessed about Nicky Hopkin’s unsung contributions to rock piano. And rightfully so. Throughout the 60s and 70s, Nicky Hopkins was England’s top session musician. Recording with Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles (“Revolution”), Donovan, and the Kinks. He also recorded and performed with American bands Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Harry Nilsson, The Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, and the Jerry Garcia Band. But he is best known for his work with the Rolling Stones and laid down the signature licks on “Sympathy for the Devil” and totally owned …
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Greatest Rock Piano Players – Leon Russell
Leon Russell is currently ranked 6th in our poll of The Greatest Rock Piano Players. Who is your favorite keyboard player? Favorite song? Leon Russell's work is prolific throughout rock. As a studio musician with Phil Spector's Wrecking crew he recorded with early rock pioneers including the Byrds, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Ronettes, and Darlene Love. In 1969-70 Leon toured with Delaney & Bonnie and then went on to touring with Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Of Leon's recordings, our favorite is "Leon Russell and Friends, the Homewood Sessions" recorded in 1970. The following Leon Russell songs/recordings/sessions are all ranking in our Top Keyboard Performances poll: Roll Away the Stone Tight Rope A Song For You Asylum Choir Jumping Jack Flash …
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The Allman Brothers’ Next Generation-Devon Allman and Duane Betts
Duane Betts and Devon Allman, sons of rock legends Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman, performed at the 2017 Peach Festival Tribute to Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman in Scranton, Pennsylvania this past weekend. The tribute was organized by Allman Brother keyboardist, Chuck Leavell, who has been touring with the Rolling Stones for the past 30+ years. The lineup for the tribute included members and alumni of both the Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman bands- Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, Marc Quinones, Jack Pearson, Bruce Katz, Scott Sharrard, Peter Levin Warren Haynes, and Chuck Leavell. But the highlight was the musical lineage of the founding ABB members. Devon Allman took the lead with a hauntingly soulful rendition of "One Way Out" and Duane Betts followed with a scorching version of "Jessica". Also …
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Eric Church with Chuck Leavell cover “Dixie Chicken” by Little Feat
Here's a special treat for Eric Church and Chuck Leavell fans. Eric and Chuck playing a cover of Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken". We've never seen either of them play this one before! This was recorded April 5, 2017 in Denver. The setlist also included Guess Who's "American Woman" and The Temptations "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and more. Join Now and SAVE!!! …
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Chuck Leavell jamming on “Losing Hand” by his musical hero Ray Charles.
Here is a special treat of Chuck jamming on "Losing Hand" by his musical hero Ray Charles. Chuck began his music career as a tagalong kid brother on his older sister’s date to a Ray Charles gig in Tuscaloosa in 1965. “I was 13 and my parents had something else going on that night,” Leavell recalled to Atlanta magazine this week from his 2500-acre tree farm in Macon. “So they said, ‘Why don’t you take Chuck with you?’ She graciously said yes. I was already playing music, learning piano and guitar. I was very interested in music. But I had never seen anything that powerful. I mean, Ray Charles is Ray Charles but then he had [David] Fathead Newman on sax, the Raelettes were singing. The band was just so tight. I walked away that night knowing exactly what I wanted to do with my life. …
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Rock’s Top Piano Players- Elton John
What is your favorite rock piano song or performance? Here's one that's getting a lot of votes. "Funeral for a Friend" was written by Elton John thinking about what he'd like played at his funeral. It is a composition that blends both classical piano and rock piano. The song begins with a classically inspired arpeggiated melody and transforms into "Love Lies Bleeding", a four-to-the-floor rocker. "Funeral for a Friend" was released in 1973 along with its companion piece 'Love Lies Bleeding" on the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Please comment below and let us know who your favorite is. Keep rockin! Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and …
Chuck Leavell will be joining the Stones on their “No Filter” European tour in the Fall.
Chuck Leavell will be joining The Rolling Stones on their "No Filter" European Tour in the Fall. The Stones will play thirteen shows across Europe in September and October. Chuck has appeared on every Stones recording and tour since joining the 'World's Greatest Rock Band' in 1981. As the keyboardist for the Stones, Chuck is filling the shoes of rock's greatest keyboardists, including founding Rolling Stones member Ian Stewart and the late Nicky Hopkins and Billy Preston. Along with his role as the group's sole keyboardist, Chuck also serves as the group's musical director- coordinating each night's set list. Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and …
Greatest Rock Piano Players
Our poll has reached over 150K viewers and Elton John and Jerry Lee Lewis are at the top of the list. No surprises there!!! The list below includes 150 of the top rock piano players along with the songs that made them famous. Who is your favorite rock piano player? Please comment below and let us know who your favorite is. Keep rockin! Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and more. Join Now and SAVE!!! The list has been growing daily. Here's our list with the top artists and their most popular songs. Come back and visit as this list will keep changing as the votes come in: Keyboardist Top Keyboard Song Elton John Tiny …
50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, with Jimmy Dillon
Jimmy Dillon's Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson IROCKU contributor and instructor, Jimmy Dillon, is music Director of the "Summer of Love" celebration. Jimmy Dillon, Clarence Clemons' right-hand man in the Red Bank Rockers, leads the Summer of Love Band, featuring keyboard ace Frank Martin, Oakland bass stalwart Eric McCann and drummer Kirk Snedeker. On the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, the music that took Haight Ashbury's message of peace and love and sent it around the world will be celebrated in "The San Francisco Sound," a multi-media musical history tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22, in the beautifully-restored Nourse Theater in San Francisco. Joan Baez, inducted this year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, heads a cast of rising young Bay Area singers putting a fresh …
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Top rock piano songs and performances
At IROCKU we have over 100k enthusiastic rock piano fans throughout the world who have voted for their favorite rock piano songs. Here are the top songs and keyboardists according to our ongoing poll. All the obvious rock piano songs appear on the list, "Great Balls of Fire", "Jessica", "Piano Man", etc, but there are also many hidden gems like,"Edward and the Mad Shirt Grinder","Alladin Sane" and more. Come back and visit as this list will keep changing as the votes come in. What is your favorite rock piano song or performance? Please comment below. Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and more. Beginners thru Advanced. Learn rhythm, groove and …