Billy Preston
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Kings of Soul
2015
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001
Concert for George
2003
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
1990
Blame It on the Night
1984
St. Louis Blues
1958
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017
Alan Simon – Gaia
2003
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
The Compleat Beatles
1982
Stony Island
1978
Rappin' With The Rickster
2010
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2005
Motown at the BBC
2009
Let It Be
1970
Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter
1990
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
1973
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
2007
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
2006
The Derby Stallion
2005
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
2014
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
Ticker
2001
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
1975
George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
1974
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
Okay
1979
Good News
1997
Rock Concert
1973
The Midnight Special
1972
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Rollin' On The River
1971
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Musikladen
1972
Na sowas!
1982
Donny & Marie
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Classic Albums
1997
The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price
1969
Dinah!
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Beatles: Get Back
2021