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Billy Preston

Billy Preston

Billy Preston

1946-09-02

Houston, Texas, USA

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Biography

William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.

Best known for:

Blues Brothers 2000

The Beatles: Get Back

Let It Be

Ticker

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Concert for George

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

The Derby Stallion

The Concert for Bangladesh

The Compleat Beatles

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

The Mike Douglas Show

Classic Albums

Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider

Donny & Marie

The Midnight Special

Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J

St. Louis Blues

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Dinah!

Stony Island

Kings of Soul

Rock Concert

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Filmography:

St. Louis Blues (1958)
APPEREAD AS:
Will Handy as a Boy
Flash and the Firecat (1975)
WORK AS:
Music
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
2.7
APPEREAD AS:
Sgt. Pepper
Blame It on the Night (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Billy Preston
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Marvelous Mose (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
3.8
APPEREAD AS:
The Louisiana Gator Boys
Ticker (2001)
2
APPEREAD AS:
Blues Band Organ
The Derby Stallion (2005)
APPEREAD AS:
Will Gentry
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer

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