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Volunteers was the group's first album recorded entirely in San Francisco, at Wally Heider's state-of-the-art 16-track studio. Guest musicians included Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, veteran session pianist Nicky Hopkins, future Airplane drummer Joey Covington on percussion, David Crosby and Stephen Stills.
Nov 13, 2014 · Jefferson Airplane — Volunteers HD (Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Sunday, August 17, 1969)#JeffersonAirplane #Volunteers #WoodstockMarty Balin — vo...
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Volunteers (song) " Volunteers " is a Jefferson Airplane single from 1969 that was released to promote the album Volunteers two months before the album's release. It was written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner. Balin was woken up by a truck one morning, which happened to be a truck with Volunteers of America painted on the side. [2]
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Feb 25, 2018 · The Plastic. Released on elpee in November 1969 in the US and Germany (RCA, LSP-4238) and in February 1970 in the UK (RCA, SF 8076) with gatefold cover and insert; reached #13 on the US charts (RIAA-certified gold record) and #34 on the UK charts. Re-released on quadrophonic elpee in 1971 in the US (RCA, APD1-0320).
- The Who, “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” (1965) Although Nicky Hopkins is most-associated with the Stones (given the breadth of his collaborations with the band), the pianist’s streak of all-star session work began with the Who.
- The Kinks, “Sunny Afternoon” (1966) Impressed not only with Hopkins’ playing, but also his amicable nature and ability to learn parts with a minimum of explanation, Talmy continued to work with the pianist.
- Rolling Stones, “She’s a Rainbow” (1967) As a session man, Hopkins was usually found in a supporting role, either pounding or tickling the ivories to suit the best needs of the track at hand.
- The Kinks, “Days” (1968) Although Ray Davies praised Hopkins' lack of ego in the studio, it’s unlikely that the piano player would have said the same thing about the Kinks frontman.
It also features incredible piano playing from Nicky Hopkins. Things to note - the excellent sleeve notes would suggest otherwise, but I certainly think Jefferson Airplane were becoming far more "political" in their writing on "Volunteers" - the opening track "We Can Be Together" is evidence of this - its not "peace & love" but "Up against the ...
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Nicholas Christian Hopkins was born in Perivale, Middlesex, England, on 24 February 1944. He began playing the piano at the age of three. He attended Sudbury Primary School in Perrin Road [2] and Wembley County Grammar School, [3] which now forms part of Alperton Community School, and was initially tutored by a local piano teacher; in his teens ...
