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| BILLY PRESTON |
Soul musician, born September 2, 1946, Houston, Texas. He died June 6, 2006, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Preston was an American rhythm and blues musician from Houston, Texas: raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his successful, Grammy Award-winning career as a solo artist, Preston collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Band, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Eric Burdon, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, the Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Mick Jagger, Richie Sambora, Sly Stone, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ringo Starr. He played the Fender Rhodes electric piano and the Hammond organ on the 'Get Back' sessions in 1969.
Preston and Tony Sheridan are the only two non-Beatles to receive billing as an artist alongside the Beatles (as distinct from receiving credit as a session musician on album packaging) on an official Beatles record release. The label of the Get Back single credits the artists on the record as The Beatles with Billy Preston.
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| BILLY PRESTON: Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music (SMCR 5013) |
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Sometimes dubbed ‘The Fifth Beatle’ because of his late ‘60s/early ‘70s association with the legendary group, the late BILLY PRESTON starting experiencing his first taste of mainstream success after he signed with A&M Records in 1971
His third album for A&M, EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC contained primarily Preston compositions (mostly penned with songwriting partner Bruce Fisher) , highlighting his versatility as a stellar musician and singer
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| Billy Preston: Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music CD Review |
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In the summer of 1972, Billy Preston’s instrumental keyboard workout, “Outa-Space” was racing up the pop charts, where it would eventually peak at n... |
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| Billy Preston 1973 Interview |
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THE TWO most positive feelings that Billy Preston was experiencing when I unwillingly had to wake him up in his hotel in Amsterdam, more than two thir... |
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| Billy Preston & Syreeta Classic 1980 Video |
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Billy Preston & Syreeta With You I'm Born Again Live (1980)... |
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| Billy Preston & Syreeta Classic 1979 Video |
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Billy Preston & Syreeta: With You I'm Born Again, 1979... |
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