Relationships

member of:The Louisiana Gator Boys
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
supporting bass guitar by:David Santos (US bass player)
supporting clavinet, keyboard, organ, piano and synthesizer for:The Rolling Stones (from 1973 until 1977)
has personal publisher:WEP Music Corp.
part of:Death by Hypertension (order: 1)
Death by Kidney Failure (order: 16)
Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Musical Excellence (number: 2021) (order: 23)
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IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696383/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/46767 [info]
official homepages:http://www.billypreston.net/ [info]
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VGMdb:https://vgmdb.net/artist/16096 [info]
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https://www.deezer.com/artist/4120 [info]
lyrics page:http://muzikum.eu/en/122-8539/billy-preston/lyrics.html [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000590285 [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1178 [info]
VIAF ID:51876386 [info]
Wikidata:Q311450 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Preston [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/363575 [info]
https://tidal.com/artist/933 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1965-12Free Adviceadditional and percussionThe Great Society2:07
1965Let’s Go Get StonedorganRay Charles3:02
1966-07-07Gonna Buy Me a Dog (version 1) (stereo backing track – take 5)organThe Monkees3:26
1966-07-07So Goes Love (alternate stereo mix)electric pianoThe Monkees3:24
1966-07-07So Goes Love (take 1)electric pianoThe Monkees3:44
1969-01-22Dig a Pony (Savile Row session)electric pianoThe Beatles4:18
1969-01-22RockerorganThe Beatles0:46
1969-01-22Save the Last Dance for MeorganThe Beatles1:23
1969-01-23I’ve Got a Feeling (Savile Row session)electric pianoThe Beatles2:49
1969-01-24Dig It (2021 mix)organThe Beatles0:51
1969-01-24Dig It (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)organThe Beatles0:51
1969-01-24Dig It (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)organThe Beatles0:51
1969-01-26Dig It (original studio mix)guest, Hammond organ and Rhodes pianoThe Beatles0:50
1969-01-26Medley: Rip It Up / Shake, Rattle and Roll / Blue Suede Shoes (Savile Row session)Hammond organThe Beatles3:11
1969-01-26The Long and Winding Road (original studio mix)organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]The Beatles3:38
1969-01-26The Long and Winding Road (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-26The Long and Winding Road (2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-26The Long and Winding Road (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-27Get Back (2015 stereo mix)electric piano and guestThe Beatles3:12
1969-01-27Get Back (original mono studio mix)electric pianoThe Beatles with Billy Preston3:11
1969-01-27Get Back (original stereo studio album mix)guest, Hammond organ and Rhodes pianoThe Beatles3:07
1969-01-27Get Back (original stereo studio single mix)electric piano and guestThe Beatles3:13
1969-01-27Get Back (2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:08
1969-01-27Get Back (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:08
1969-01-27Get Back (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)electric pianoThe Beatles3:08
1969-01-28Don’t Let Me Down (1967–1970 edit, 2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:35
1969-01-28Don’t Let Me Down (original stereo studio mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:35
1969-01-28Don’t Let Me Down (original mono studio mix)electric pianoThe Beatles with Billy Preston3:33
1969-01-28Don’t Let Me Down (single version, 2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles4:08
1969-01-28Get Back (original stereo studio single mix)electric piano and guestThe Beatles3:13
1969-01-28Get Back (original mono studio mix)electric pianoThe Beatles with Billy Preston3:11
1969-01-28Get Back (2015 stereo mix)electric piano and guestThe Beatles3:12
1969-01-30Dig a Pony (original studio mix)guest and Rhodes piano [1968 Fender Rhodes Seventy-Three Sparkle Top]The Beatles3:54
1969-01-30Dig a Pony (2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:55
1969-01-30Dig a Pony (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:55
1969-01-30Dig a Pony (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)electric pianoThe Beatles3:55
1969-01-30I’ve Got a Feeling (original studio mix)guest and Rhodes pianoThe Beatles3:37
1969-01-30I’ve Got a Feeling (2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-30I’ve Got a Feeling (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-30I’ve Got a Feeling (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)electric pianoThe Beatles3:38
1969-01-30One After 909 (original studio mix)guest, Hammond organ and Rhodes pianoThe Beatles2:53
1969-01-30One After 909 (2021 mix)electric pianoThe Beatles2:54
1969-01-30One After 909 (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)electric pianoThe Beatles2:54
1969-01-30One After 909 (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)electric pianoThe Beatles2:54
1969-01-31Let It Be (original studio single mix)organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]The Beatles3:52
1969-01-31Let It Be (original studio album mix)guest, Hammond organ and Rhodes pianoThe Beatles4:03
1969-01-31Let It Be (2021 mix) (Dolby Atmos mix)organThe Beatles4:03
1969-01-31Let It Be (2021 mix)organThe Beatles4:03
1969-01-31Let It Be (DTS/Master Audio 5.1)organThe Beatles4:03
1969-01-31Let It Be (single version, 2021 mix)organ [Lowrey DSO Heritage]The Beatles3:52
1969-02-22I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2019 stereo mix)guest and Hammond organThe Beatles7:47
1969-02-22I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (original stereo mix)Hammond organThe Beatles7:47
1969-02-22I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Trident recording session & reduction mix)organThe Beatles7:00
1969-04-16 – 1969-05-02Something (2019 stereo mix)guest and Hammond organThe Beatles3:02
1969-04-20I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (original stereo mix)organThe Beatles7:47
1969-04-20I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2019 stereo mix)organThe Beatles7:47
1969-05-02 – 1969-08-15Something (original studio mix)Hammond organThe Beatles3:03
1970-02-11I’m a Fool to CareRingo Starr2:39
1970-08-12My Cup Runneth Over (Young, Gifted and Black outtake)organAretha Franklin3:20
1970-08-12The Long and Winding RoadorganAretha Franklin3:38
1970-08-12Young, Gifted and BlackorganAretha Franklin3:34
1970-08-13Bridge Over Troubled Water (original stereo mix)organAretha Franklin5:31
1970-08-19Border Song (Holy Moses)organAretha Franklin3:20
1971-02-05Bridge Over Troubled Water (live, 1971‐02‐05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin5:43
1971-02-05Don’t Play That Song (live, 1971‐02‐05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin3:17
1971-02-05Dr. Feelgood (live, 1971‐02‐05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin7:02
1971-02-05Eleanor Rigby (live, 1971‐02‐05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin2:33
1971-02-05Make It With You (live, 1971‐02‐05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin4:32
1971-02-07Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) (live, 1971‐02‐07: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin2:55
1971-02-07Spirit in the Dark (live, 1971‐02‐07: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin5:20
1971-02-07Spirit in the Dark (reprise)organAretha Franklin feat. Ray Charles8:15
1971-03-05Love the One You’re With (live, 1971-03: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin4:04
1971-03-05Respect (live, 1971-03: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin3:43
1971-03-07Spirit in the Dark (reprise) (live, 1971-03-05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)organAretha Franklin with Ray Charles8:28
1971-04-21Space CaptainorganBarbra Streisand3:23
1971-04-21Where You LeadorganBarbra Streisand3:01
1971-08-01That’s the Way God Planned It (2005 remix)keyboardBilly Preston4:20
1971-10 – 1972-04AlrightpianoPeter Frampton4:24
1971-10 – 1972-04AlrightorganPeter Frampton4:24
1972-04Just Right TonightpianoAretha Franklin7:45
1972-04 – 1972-05Can You Love Again (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin2:40
1972-04 – 1972-05Do You Know (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin2:47
1972-04 – 1972-05I Want to Be With You (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin6:02
1972-04 – 1972-05Suzanne (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin5:12
1972-04 – 1972-05Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin3:48
1972-04 – 1972-05This Is (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin3:37
1972-04 – 1972-05Tree of Life (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) outtake)keyboardAretha Franklin5:10
1972-08That’s the Way I Feel About Cha (alternate version – Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (outtake))keyboardAretha Franklin5:45
1972-10 – 1972-11Do It-To ItkeyboardLittle Richard2:50
1972-10 – 1972-11Money IskeyboardLittle Richard4:27
1987-06-15Lift Every Voice and SingpianoHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff6:04
1987-06-15River's InvitationpianoHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff8:35
1987-06-15 – 1987-06-16Lift Every VoicepianoHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff6:05
1987-06-15 – 1987-06-16Something for Bubbaguest and pianoHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff7:10
1987-06-15 – 1987-06-16Steppin' UppianoHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff3:20
2001-10 – 2001-12The TruthHammond organLes McCann6:12
2001-10 – 2001-12Tryin' to Make It RealHammond organLes McCann6:22
2002-11-29All Things Must Pass (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)Hammond organPaul McCartney3:33
2002-11-29For You Blue (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)Hammond organPaul McCartney3:05
2002-11-29Honey Don’t (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)Hammond organRingo Starr3:04
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performed
Don’t Let Me DownThe Beatles feat. Billy Preston3:34
I Remember Jeep (original studio mix)George Harrison8:09
With a Little Help From My Friends (live, 1989-09: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band3:42
You Are So BeautifulHarley & Muscle feat. Billy Preston6:45
produced
All Things Must PassBilly Preston3:44
As Long as I Got My BabyBilly Preston2:44
Encouraging WordsBilly Preston3:32
God Loves YouBilly Preston2:55
I Don’t Want You to PretendBilly Preston2:38
I’ve Got a FeelingBilly Preston2:52
Let the Music PlayBilly Preston2:44
Little GirlBilly Preston3:28
My Sweet LordBilly Preston3:23
Right NowBilly Preston3:14
Sing One for the LordBilly Preston3:49
SlaughterBilly Preston2:46
Space RaceBilly Preston3:21
The Same Thing AgainBilly Preston4:32
Use What You GotBilly Preston4:22
We’re Gonna Make ItBilly Preston3:13
When You Are MineBilly Preston2:45
You’ve Been Acting StrangeBilly Preston3:22
vocals
1971-08-01That’s the Way God Planned It (2005 remix)Billy Preston4:20
1971-08-01That’s the Way God Planned It (live, 1971-08-01: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; original mix)Billy Preston4:30
1989-09-03 – 1989-09-04Will It Go Round in Circles (live, 1989)Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band feat. Billy Preston4:21
2002-11-29Isn’t It a Pity (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)lead vocalsBilly Preston6:58
2002-11-29My Sweet Lord (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)lead vocalsBilly Preston5:02
2002-11-29Photograph (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)background vocalsRingo Starr3:57
2002-11-29Wah Wah (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)background vocalsEric Clapton6:06
Baby Don’t Run Away (original studio master)background vocalsGeorge Harrison4:04
Crazy Mamabackground vocalsThe Rolling Stones4:34
Dream Away (longer original studio mix)background vocalsGeorge Harrison4:31
Goin’ Down Slowbackground vocalsEric Clapton5:35
Hallelujah Here She ComesadditionalU24:02
Hallelujah Here She ComesadditionalU24:16
Hard to Be Truebackground vocalsRingo Starr3:26
Hey Negritabackground vocalsThe Rolling Stones4:59
Honey Don’tCarl Perkins & Ringo Starr2:42
In My Life (extended version)B.E.F.?:??
It's Eric Clapton's BirthdayEric Clapton9:33
Main TitleBilly Preston3:06
Memory Motelbackground vocalsThe Rolling Stones7:09
Power to the Peoplelead vocalsEric Burdon & Billy Preston3:23
Pussy Safe Negli / Half A Million Dollars / It’s Just A Game, LoveClydie King and Billy Preston5:49
instruments
1971-08-01The Concert for Bangladesh (remix)keyboardGeorge Harrison and Friends
1971-10-13The Heist (Music From the Original Motion Picture Sound Track)keyboardQuincy Jones
1974-11-04Sue Me Sue You Blues (The Lost Tapes)keyboardGeorge Harrison
1974-11-26Baton Rouge 1974keyboardGeorge Harrison
All Things Must PasskeyboardGeorge Harrison
Back HomepianoEric Clapton
Back HomekeyboardEric Clapton
Back HomeHammond organEric Clapton
Back HomepianoEric Clapton
Back HomekeyboardEric Clapton
Back HomeHammond organEric Clapton
Back HomepianoEric Clapton
Back HomekeyboardEric Clapton
Back HomeHammond organEric Clapton
Brussels Affair Definitive Editionadditional and organThe Rolling Stones
Brussels Affair Definitive Editionadditional and clavinetThe Rolling Stones
Brussels Affair Definitive Editionadditional and pianoThe Rolling Stones
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Down ("Get Back" on two lines, thin print)electric piano and guestThe Beatles with Billy Preston
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Downelectric piano and guestThe Beatles
Get Back / Don’t Let Me Downelectric piano and guestThe Beatles with Billy Preston
Me and Mr JohnsonpianoEric Clapton
Me and Mr JohnsonHammond organEric Clapton
Me and Mr JohnsonHammond organEric Clapton
Me and Mr JohnsonpianoEric Clapton
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr BandkeyboardRingo Starr & His All Starr Band
Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band, Volume 1Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
Sessions for Robert JHammond organEric Clapton
Stephen Stills 2keyboardStephen Stills
Stephen Stills 2keyboardStephen Stills
The Anthology… So FarRingo Starr & His All Starr Band
The Apple Years 1968–75keyboardGeorge Harrison
The Road to EscondidoWurlitzer electric pianoJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to EscondidoHammond organJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to EscondidoRhodes pianoJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to EscondidoWurlitzer electric pianoJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to EscondidoHammond organJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to EscondidoRhodes pianoJ.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
Undiscovered SoulpianoRichie Sambora
Undiscovered Soulorgan [B3]Richie Sambora
Undiscovered SoulkeyboardRichie Sambora
vocals
1974-11-04Sue Me Sue You Blues (The Lost Tapes)George Harrison
2005-09-17Fly Like an Eagle (special edition)background vocalsSteve Miller Band
Brussels Affair Definitive Editionbackground vocalsThe Rolling Stones
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr BandRingo Starr & His All Starr Band
Undiscovered Soulbackground vocalsRichie Sambora
composed
As Long as I Got My Baby
Du bist so wundervoll
Encouraging Words
Good Life Boogie
Good News
Greazee
I Don't Want You to Pretend
It Will Come in Time
Little Girl
Outa Space
Right Now
Slaughter
So wundervoll
Space Race
That's the Way God Planned It
That’s Life
Use What You Got
We’re Gonna Make It
When You Are Mine
lyrics
As Long as I Got My Baby
Encouraging Words
I Don't Want You to Pretend
It Will Come in Time
Little Girl
Right Now
Slaughter
That's the Way God Planned It
That’s Life
Use What You Got
We’re Gonna Make It
When You Are Mine
wrote
All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It to You)
As I Get Older
Billy’s Bag
Everything’s Alright
God Loves You
How Long Has the Train Been Gone
I Want to Thank You
I Wonder Why
I Wrote a Simple Song
Jij bent zo helemaal van mij
Let the Music Play
Nothing From Nothing
Sing One for the Lord (aka "One for the Lord")
Song of JoyWilliam E. Preston
The Same Thing Again
Will It Go Round in Circles
Yes I Can (I Can Get Along Without Them)
You Are So Beautiful
You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
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