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Sean Hopper
Born (1953-03-31) March 31, 1953 (age 71)
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Keyboards
Member ofHuey Lewis and the News
Formerly ofClover
Websitewww.hueylewisandthenews.com

Sean Thomas Hopper is an American musician, playing keyboards. He is a founding member of the American rock band Huey Lewis and the News.

Biography[edit]

Sean Hopper was born in San Francisco on March 31, 1953.[1]

Sean has played in bands since the eight grade, his first band being the ‘Round the Bend Blues Band’.[citation needed] Prior to HLATN, he and frontman Huey Lewis were members of the band Clover. The two eventually formed Huey Lewis and the News in 1979.

The News' sound draws upon early pop, rnb, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul and new wave.[2][3][4] They had many top ten hits in the 1980s, including "Do You Believe in Love", "Heart and Soul", "I Want a New Drug", "The Heart of Rock & Roll", "If This Is It", "Hip to Be Square", "I Know What I Like", "Doing It All for My Baby" and "Perfect World".

Hopper was in USA For Africa, and sang in the chorus for the charity single We Are the World. As of 2024, Hopper is still an active member of Huey Lewis and the News.

Equipment[edit]

Hopper has used a Roland Jupiter-8, Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50, Roland Juno-60, Hohner Clavinet D6, Vox Continental, and Yamaha CP-80 Electric Grand Piano during his career.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sean Hopper Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ CORRESPONDENT, HELENA FINNEGAN. "Huey Lewis and the News find it's still 'Hip to Be Square'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ "Huey Lewis: Bearing Down". Washington Post. 2024-02-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ Tratner, Michael (February 25, 2021). Love and Money: A Literary History of Desires. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000339819. The chapter reads as a review evaluating the qualities in Huey Lewis' albums— some are New Wave... some bring out his quintessential bluesiness— and these shifts in musical style of this bands are as much 'events' in the novel as anything happening in the lives of the characters.
  • ^ "Sean Hopper | Equipboard". equipboard.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Hopper&oldid=1216924201"

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