Overview
Billy Preston
Known For
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches...
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
On the 30th of January, 1969, the Beatles performed an...
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
Filmmakers (and canyon residents) Alexander and Anne Christine Von Wetter...
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
The band, which consisted of Bobby Whitlock on keys, Carl...
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Short documentary focused on the background story of the show,...
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.