Billy Preston
Billy Preston

Billy Preston

Billy Preston (born 1946), the American musician

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Legal name, Full name
"William Everett Preston"
Albums
▶ The Wildest Organ in Town!, That's the Way God Planned It, Encouraging Words, I Wrote a Simple Song, Music Is My Life,  …
Genre
funk, Rhythm and blues, rock music, soul music, gospel music
Record label
▶ Motown Records, Buddah Records, Capitol Records, Derby Records, Vee-Jay Records,  …
Singles
Get Back, Don't Let Me Down, Outa-Space
Born
▶ 1946; June 1946; September 1946; June 2nd 1946; the United States;  …
Died
▶ 2006; June 2006; June 6th 2006; the United States; North America;  …
Starred in
▶ Let It Be, The Concert for Bangladesh, The Derby Stallion, The Compleat Beatles, Come Together,  …
Website
http://www.billypreston.net
Wrote
You Are So Beautiful
Active
1956 - 2005
Producer of
▶ It's My Pleasure, Encouraging Words, The Kids and Me, Music Is My Life, Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music,  …
Composer on, Composer for
The Derby Stallion
Occupation
keyboardist, Bandleader, Bandleader, Bandleader
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Preston
Plays
▶ piano, drum kit, accordion, harpsichord, organ,  …
Gender
male
Nationality
american
Last Name
"Preston"
First Name
"William", "Billy"
Organisations
Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr All-Starr Band
Main Occupation
actor, musician, singer-songwriter, songwriter
Age at Death
60 years, 0 months and 4 days old
Class
▶ organist; pianist; singer-songwriter; composer; musician;  …
Did
die (June 6th 2006)
Contributor to
Get Back
Born During
1940s
Died During
2000s
Attributes
▶ rock music, african-american, male, funk, Rhythm and blues,  …
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001d9c44"
Related Websites
▶ http://www.schomakers.com; http://www.billypreston.net/; http://www.magazzini-sonori.it/esplora_contenuti/autori_esecutori/song.aspx; http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/zine/news/2006/may/0608.html; http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?opt1=1&P=amg&sql=Billy;  …
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Billy_Preston
Rare Terms
"preston", "william preston"
Middle-name
"Everett"
Birthday
the 2nd of September, the 2nd of June
Quotes
"The first time I met Ray, I was going to school around the corner from his house. One day, he was playing the piano. I eased up on the porch to listen to him."; "The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?"; "I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him. So I went home, put my piano and organ together, too."; "I do believe that God has his hands on me and that he has work for me to do."
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/01w724"
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