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Soul musician Billy Preston was born in September 9, 1946 in Houston, Texas and raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. He began swimming piano when sitting in his mother's lap at age 3. He has collaborated sustaining a few of the greatest list in the music industry, including: Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, The Jackson Five, and The Rolling Stones.

He is probably better known for his function by using The Beatles (he is the only creative persin to receive label credit on the Beatles lone: Get Back, though mention must be processed of Tony Sheridan, who shared label credit by having A Beatles in one of his singles). He played in numerous of the tracks in their 1970 Let It Be album, then went around to the successful chart career in his have best.

Miles Davis titled a song Billy Preston around his honor. His virtually all recent plan occurs as song known as Last In which There is no Ones Never again Prior to, a theme of the anime L\R.

Billy Preston's in the net life is extensive & may be viewed on his site. [http://www.billypreston.net/] Discography
1965 Early Hits Virtually all Exciting Organ Ever 1966 Wildest Organ inside Town! 1967 Club Meeting 1969 Billy Preston (Buddah) Greazee Soul I personally Heard That! Sixteen Month Old Soul That's a Way God Planned It 1970 Let It Be - Apple Xxx Groovy Hits Tons Items Must Pass - Capitol Encouraging Words Organ Transplant 1971 Aretha Survive at Fillmore West - Rhino Records I personally Wrote the Elementary Song - MCA Favorite Products Survive at Fillmore West - Koch International Sticky Fingers - Virgin Records The Concert for Bangladesh - Capitol Young, Gifted & Black - Rhino Records 1972 Dollars - does'nt rated Exile on Main Street - Virgin Records Forget Us Nots Music Is The Life Something's Coming Together 1973 David T. Walker Everybody Likes A few Rather Music Goats Head Soup - Virgin Records Original Billy Preston: Soul'd Out Ringo - Capitol 1974 Immune system Heat - The&M Records Dark Horse - Capitol Goodnight Vienna - Capitol It's Merely Rock & Roll - Virgin Records Survive European Tour Martha Reeves A Children & Me A Place I personally Love 1975 Blood on the Tracks - Sony Discomania (1975) Additional Texture - Capitol Harder to Live It's The Pleasure Sounds Spectacular A Genius of Billy Preston 1976 2d Resurrection 33 & 1/3 Billy Preston (The&M) Billy's Bag Nigrify & Blue - Virgin Records There are no Cause to Cry - Polygram Records 1977 Love Busy people Survive - Virgin Records Completely Fresh Thing 1978 Behold Luxury Smart shoppers Could Afford - WEA International Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1979 Late at Night 1980 Standing Tall 1981 Billy & Syreeta Sucking in the Seventy's A Way I Am 1982 Never to return Troppo Pressin' On 1983 Within the Favorite Way - Motown / PGD 1984 Aretha's Jazz - Atlantic 1985 A Nighttime We Fell inside Love - Sony 1986 Xxx Greatest Hits - Atlantic Down & Call at Beverly Hills Endless Love: Motown Love Songs - Motown / PGD Wired 1987 Soul Survivor - MCA Favorite Products Steppin' Higher - Milestone Records Aggregate Happiness (Music from either a Bill Cosby Indicate, Vol. 2) 1988 Believe: John Lennon (Original Soundtrack) - Capitol Past Masters, Vol. Two - Capitol Pt Amusement A lot My Love - MCA Favorite Products Take Pine tree state Back - Platinum 1989 Hoarding Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1973 - Rhino Records Hoarding Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1974 - Rhino Records 1990 100%-Star Band - RYKO Disc Mama Roo - GNP Crescendo Jolly Woman - Capitol Hot dog & Blue: Lee Atwater & Friends - Curb Records 1991 Back to Single-channel (1958-1969) - ABKCO Gospels, Negro spiritual & Hymns - Sony Listen to the Band - Rhino Records Silver Lining - RYKO Disc Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your computers Mind, Vol. 13 - Rhino Records 1992 Jefferson Aeroplane Loves Professional people - RCA Ono Pack- RYKO Disc A Collection Higher-Front 1993 Carlito's Way - Sony Crossing Duets - MCA Hitsville United states, Vol. Ii: A Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 The Globe - Warner Brothers Beating Rhythms, Vol. Two - Hot Productions Mobile Spirit - Atlantic 1994 Twelve by 12 - Megatone Classics, Vol. 2 Giovanni Jovanotti Heartbreak & Harmonies (Box Set) - Rhino Records Motown Comes Home Motown's Disco Person Pac Precious Stone: In the Studio - ACE (U.K.) Pulsing Rhythms, Vol. Two - Hot Productions Rhythm United states & Blues - MCA Rock Implemental Classics, Vol. Three - Rhino Records A Right of Motorcity Records, Vol. One - Hot Productions A Right of Motorcity Records, Vol. Two - Hot Productions A SAR Records Story - ABKCO 1995 Hoarding Hot Soul Hits - 1972 - Rhino Records Hoarding Hot Soul Hits: 1973 - Rhino Records Billy's Back Headin' for an Overload Around Celebration - Angel Classics In the House Minister of Music Motown Duets - PGD Favorite Markets Radio Daze: Pop Hits of the 80s, Vol. 2 Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story Soulful Love Duets, Vol. Two - SOCL Wrench in the Works 1995 Warner Brothers 1996 Xvi Virtually all Requested Songs - Sony Last Cat Go International Exist as Encouraged - Savoy Records It Requires Both (Columbia) Love Brought Maine Back - Sony On the Air - Unidisc Records Organic - Sony Peace Beyond Passion - Warner Brothers Si El Norte Fuera El Sur - Sony A Life (Original Cast) - RCA Words & Music 1997 BeBe Winans - Atlantic Bridges to Babylon - Virgin Records Desesperadamente Enamorado - FON Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection 1949 Rhino Records Of these Step Up/Two Steps Back: A Songs of Bruce Springsteen - Capitol Rahsaan Patterson - MCA Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 1 Songs from either the Parent to the Kid - Sony Synth Pine tree state Higher: Xiv Classic Electronic Hits - HIP-O RECORDS Thanks for Sharing - Quality Records The World of Soul As well Tremendously Woman Universal Love Vivir - FONOVISA INC. 1998 Back in Our Feet Over again: Songs of Hope & Inspiration Funk Fest - RIVI King Curtis & The Kingpins Men of Gospel: I am Soldiers - MCA NighttiMaine We Fell around Love/Give Me a Reason/Power of Love - Sony There are no. I Hits of the Lxx's - Rebound Records Non-Prevent Funk, Vol. Three - Polygram Records Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Polygram Soul Classics: Better of the Seventy's - Rebound Records The Right of Billy Preston - A&M Records Undiscovered Soul (United states) - Polygram Wonsaponatime - Capitol 1999 Seventy #1 Hits from either a Seventy's Billy Preston (Rivie're) - RIVI Divine Sounds: Right of Classic Gospel - MCA Funk Classics Mother, Jugs & Speed Muppets from either Space - Varese Records Simply Soul 1975-1979 Soul Classics MCA Favorite Products A Muppets from either Space - Sony Capitol Ultimate Hits Collection - Rhino Records 2000 Anthology & 10 Year Anniversary - Cleopatra Plugged Around - Phil Driscoll Pure Love - Polygram Records Retrospective - Cleopatra Soul Survivor - Direct Source Label Steal This Movie - Artemis Records Ultimate Collection - HIP-O Records Ultimate Collection - Hip-O Records Undiscovered Soul (Import Bonus Tracks) - Polygram International 2003 L/R Opening Theme: Last In which There is no Ones Never to return Prior to - Geneon Anime Music Concert for George tracks 11 and 18, Isn't it the Pity & The Sweetly Lord, respectively

2005 Choose Love--Koch Records (Guest in of these track, given credit)

The Band: Billy Preston
Brief explanation of Billy's link to The Band.

Rock on the Net: Billy Preston
Highlights from Preston's life.

Billy Preston Portfolio
Short biography and sound clips discussing Preston's work with the Beatles.


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