William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006)[2] was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. He gained attention as a solo artist with hit singles "That's the Way God Planned It", the Grammy-winning "Outa-Space", "Will It Go Round in Circles", "Space Race", "Nothing from Nothing", and "With You I'm Born Again". Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a #5 hit for Joe Cocker.
Preston is the only musician to be given a credit on a Beatles recording, which was done at the band's request; the group's 1969 single "Get Back" was credited as "The Beatles with Billy Preston".[3] He continued to record and perform with George Harrison after the Beatles' breakup, along with other artists such as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones on many of the group's albums and tours during the 1970s. Preston was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category in 2021.
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So Beautiful" is a song credited to BillyPreston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, The Kids & Me. It...
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on nearly all tracks, and frequent collaborators Nicky Hopkins and BillyPreston play keyboards on most of the album, with percussionist Ollie E. Brown...
of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger and BillyPreston. In practice, the roster had become dominated by the mid-1970s with...
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album by American soul musician BillyPreston, released in September 1970 on Apple Records. It was the last of Preston's two albums for the Beatles' Apple...
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