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ALBUMI'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye - SingleBilly Preston
Albums by Billy Preston
ALBUMBilly Preston (Re-Recorded Version)Billy Preston
ALBUMEight Days A WeekBilly Preston
ALBUMMusic from My HeartBilly Preston
ALBUMYou Can't Keep a Good Man DownBilly Preston
ALBUMOn the AirBilly Preston
ALBUMPressin' OnBilly Preston
ALBUMThe Way I AmBilly Preston
ALBUMBilly Preston & Syreeta (Expanded Edition)Billy Preston & Syreeta
ALBUMLate At NightBilly Preston
ALBUMMusic From The Motion Picture "Fast Break"Billy Preston & Syreeta
Billy Preston's Popular Music Videos
I Shall Wear A Crown (Live At Studio C, Gaither Studios, Alexandria, IN/1994)
Gaither, Richard Smallwood, Jennifer Holliday, Donald Vails, Robert Anderson, Babbie Mason, Walter Hawkins, Leann Faine, Angela Spivey, Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, The Caravans, Jessy Dixon, Edgar O’Neal, Margaret Douroux, Romance Watson, Joe Ligon, Richard White, Isaac Whittman, Billy Preston, Velma Willis, Kitty Parham, The Barrett Sisters & Vernon Oliver Price
Highway To Heaven (Live At Studio C, Gaither Studios, Alexandria, IN/1994)
Gaither, Richard Smallwood, Jennifer Holliday, Donald Vails, Robert Anderson, Babbie Mason, Walter Hawkins, Leann Faine, Angela Spivey, Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, The Caravans, Jessy Dixon, Edgar O’Neal, Margaret Douroux, Romance Watson, Joe Ligon, Richard White, Isaac Whittman, Billy Preston, Velma Willis, Kitty Parham, The Barrett Sisters & Vernon Oliver Price
I Shall Wear A Crown (Live)
Gaither, Richard Smallwood, Jennifer Holliday, Donald Vails, Robert Anderson, Babbie Mason, Walter Hawkins, Leann Faine, Angela Spivey, Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, The Caravans, Jessy Dixon, Edgar O’Neal, Margaret Douroux, Romance Watson, Joe Ligon, Richard White, Isaac Whittman, Billy Preston, Velma Willis, Kitty Parham, The Barrett Sisters & Vernon Oliver Price
You Can't Beat God Giving (Live At Studio C, Gaither Studios, Alexandria, IN/1994)
Gaither & Billy Preston
Highway To Heaven (Live)
Gaither, Richard Smallwood, Jennifer Holliday, Donald Vails, Robert Anderson, Babbie Mason, Walter Hawkins, Leann Faine, Angela Spivey, Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, The Caravans, Jessy Dixon, Edgar O’Neal, Margaret Douroux, Romance Watson, Joe Ligon, Richard White, Isaac Whittman, Billy Preston, Velma Willis, Kitty Parham, The Barrett Sisters & Vernon Oliver Price
You Can't Beat God Giving (Live)
Gaither & Billy Preston
What'd I Say (feat. Billy Preston) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 3, 1967]
Ray Charles & The Raelettes
Agent Double-O-Soul (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 3, 1967)
Billy Preston & Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Artist Playlists
Billy Preston Essentials
The Beatles sideman stormed the charts with his own hits in the ’70s.
Artist Biography
Although he enjoyed a period of solo success with 1970s soul smashes like "Will It Go Round in Circles," "Nothing from Nothing," and the Grammy-winning funk instrumental "Outa-Space," keyboardist, singer, and songwriter Billy Preston was best known for his prolific work as a sideman and collaborator. The Houston native cut his teeth as a teenager in the late '50s and early '60s backing up Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles. In 1969, he was invited to join the Beatles on their Let It Be sessions and their famous final rooftop concert. After this, Preston hit his commercial and creative stride, delivering a series of popular soul albums of his own and playing sideman to the Rolling Stones and George Harrison, among many others. After his solo career dried up, Preston remained a popular session player, working with Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, and Red Hot Chili Peppers into the mid-2000s.
Hometown
Houston, TX, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul