The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins is now available on demand in North America , on Amazon.com 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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In the golden age of Rock and Roll, bands consisted of guitar and drums, until they realized that the piano added harmonic richness and melodic flair. Then along came the legendary pianist, Nicky Hopkins. NICKY contributed on over 250 albums. “Nicky would come up with these little vignettes that were so memorable. Y’know you would hear it and you’d say, ‘WOW. That, that makes that song." Chuck Leavell THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS film, which features Chuck, is currently screening in movie theaters across Japan, and will soon be released in the US and the rest of the world. IROCKU is thrilled to support The Session Man's Crowd Funding to help cover the ongoing marketing, promotion, and distribution of the film. For each contribution of $100 or more, IROCKU will provide an …
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"The world has lost a great guitarist, a great songwriter, and certainly I and many others that were close to Dickey have lost a very good friend. But the good news is that he has left us an amazing, enduring, and awesome legacy of music. And that's something we'll be celebrating for a long, long time." ... Chuck Leavell 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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IROCKU is pleased to welcome Joe Alterman to the IROCKU team. Joe graduated from NYU with a BA and Masters in Jazz Piano. He has since performed at many world renowned venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland and Blue Note alongside jazz greats Houston Person, Les McCann, Dick Gregory, Ramsey Lewis, among others. Downbeat describes Joe's sound as “rooted in the blues, and with a touch reminiscent of the great pianists of the 1950s—Red Garland, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans.” It is clear Joe hits all of the necessary points for Jazz critics and fans alike. Here's what some of the great jazz, rock and blues pianists have to say about Joe: "Joe Alterman is a breath of fresh air on the music scene. I love hearing him play! It’s happy music with tasty meat on the …
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A Night of Georgia Music, featuring internationally renowned violin soloist and Macon native Robert McDuffie, former Allman Brothers Band member and current Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and R.E.M. founding member and Macon native Mike Mills, won an Emmy Award in the arts/entertainment category at the 49th annual Southeast Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Atlanta on June 17. The concert showcases some of the most iconic songs to come out of the Peach State. A Night of Georgia Music Interview with Chuck Leavell 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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We are thrilled to share this video with all of our members. "LadyU" is a 10 year old girl who started playing piano when her Dad bought her IROCKU lessons four years ago. At 10 years old she is already an incredible piano player and inspiration to all of us. In this video LadyU accompanies her brother on "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out". We looking forward to hearing and seeing much more from LadyU in the future! Keep rockin', Chuck and the irocku team 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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IROCKU is delighted to welcome Jason Ebs to our team of writers and instructors. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jason Ebs toured internationally with Peter Criss as front man for "CRISS" on the "Bad Boys of KISS Tours” along with Ace Frehley’s Band. He’s also played with Terri Nunn’s BERLIN, and his original band “ECOTONIC” features drummer Chris Slade from AC/DC and his wife Janea Chadwick Ebs (Joe Cocker). As a Rock Star Counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, Jason helps to change peoples lives by preparing campers of all ages and levels to jam with world renown Rock & Roll Royalty. Jason performs as a singer in “Raiding The Rock Vault” at the Rio Casino Las Vegas, and you can catch him playing around in his Jet Velocity All Star Band with a revolving cast of …
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Chuck Leavell will be joining Allman Brother's Tribute Band, 'Trouble No More', to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band's Brother's & Sisters album. The album was released in 1973 under the Capricorn Records label with over seven million copies sold worldwide and “Ramblin’ Man” landed the ABB their first and only hit single. The album features Chuck's famous piano solo on the song "Jessica" which galvanized his standing as one of rock's greatest keyboard players and made him an instant member of rock royalty. Chuck is equally proud of his solo on the song "Jelly Jelly". "Jelly Jelly", the only song on the record that wasn't written by Gregg Allman or Dickey Betts, didn't even make it onto the record's liner notes. "Jelly Jelly' was written in 1941 by Earl Hines …
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