Billy Preston
- Acting
- September 2, 1946 · Houston, Texas, USA
- June 6, 2006
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
Filmography
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Self
- Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan · Self
- The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert · Self
- The Beatles: Get Back · Self
- In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s · Self
- Kings of Soul · Self
- Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969 · Self
- Rappin' With The Rickster · Self
- Motown at the BBC · Self
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980 · Self
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975 · Self
- George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited · Self
- The Derby Stallion · Will Gentry, Music
- The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent · Self
- Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J · Self
- Genius. A Night for Ray Charles · Self
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival · Self
- Concert for George · Self
- Alan Simon – Gaia · Self
- Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider · Self
- Ticker · Blues Band Organ
- Blues Brothers 2000 · The Louisiana Gator Boys
- Good News · Billy
- Classic Albums · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter · Self
- Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band · Self
- The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten · Marvelous Mose (Voice)
- Motown Returns to the Apollo
- Blame It on the Night · Billy Preston
- The Compleat Beatles · Self
- Na sowas! · Self
- Okay · Self
- Stony Island · Self
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · Sgt. Pepper
- Bio’s Bahnhof · Self
- Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary · Self
- Donny & Marie · Self
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975) · Self
- Flash and the Firecat · Music
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche · Self
- George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
- Dinah! · Self
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973 · Self
- Rock Concert · Self
- Musikladen · Self
- The Midnight Special · Self
- The Concert for Bangladesh · Self
- Rollin' On The River
- Let It Be · Self
- The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- St. Louis Blues · Will Handy as a Boy