Billy Preston
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William Everett Preston (Houston, 2 settembre 1946 – Scottsdale, 6 giugno 2006) è stato un pianista statunitense.
Talento del pianoforte, iniziò la carriera ancora adolescente accompagnando in tournée Little Richard. Alla fine degli anni sessanta suona con i Beatles nell'album e film "Let It Be", cosa che gli permette anche di sfondare come solista con la loro etichetta la Apple Records. Nella sua prolifica carriera ha suonato anche con i Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Elton John e i Red Hot Chili Peppers. Muore a soli 59 anni, colpito da tempo da un'ipertensione maligna e consecutiva malattia ai reni, per il quale subì anche un trapianto.
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[modifica] Come solista
- (1965) The Most Exciting Organ Ever
- (1966) The Wildest Organ In Town
- (1969) That's The Way God Planned It
- (1970) Encouraging Words
- (1971) I Wrote A Simple Song
- (1972) Music Is My life
- (1973) Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music
- (1974) Live European Tour 1973
- (1974) The Kids and Me
- (1975) It's My Pleasure
- (1976) Billy Preston
- (1977) A Whole New Thing
- (1979) Late At Night
- (1981) The Way I Am
- (1982) Pressin' On
- (1984) On The Air
- (1986) You Can't Keep A Good Man Down
- (1995) Billy's Back
[modifica] Come ospite
- (1970) Let It Be (The Beatles)
- (1970) All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)
- (1970) John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon)
- (1971) Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones)
- (1971) The Concert for Bangla Desh (George Harrison And Friends)
- (1971) There's a Riot Goin' On (Sly & the Family Stone)
- (1972) Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones)
- (1973) Ringo, (Ringo Starr)
- (1973) Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
- (1973) Living in the Material World (George Harrison)
- (1974) Dark Horse(George Harrison)
- (1974) Goodnight Vienna(Ringo Starr)
- (1974) It's Only Rock'n Roll (Rolling Stones)
- (1975) Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan)
- (1975) "You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker)
- (1976) Thirty Three & 1/3 (George Harrison)
- (1976) Black and Blue (Rolling Stones)
- (1978) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (il film, nella parte di Sgt. Pepper)
- (1982) Gone TroppoGeorge Harrison
- (1990) Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
- (1998) One more car, one more rider (Eric Clapton)
- (2001) Songs From The Weat Coast (Elton John)
- (2003) Get Born (Jet)
- (2004) Me and Mr. Johnson (Eric Clapton)
- (2005) Choose Love (Ringo Starr)
- (2006) Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
