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

Sean Hopper was born in San Francisco on March 31, 1953. Hopper has played in bands since the eighth grade, his first band being the Round the Bend Blues Band. Prior to HLATN, he and frontman Huey Lewis were members of the band Clover. In 1977, Hopper backed Elvis Costello as a pianist and organist on Costello's first album, My Aim Is True. Lewis and Hopper 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. 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

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.