Billy Preston

Personal Info

Birthday

September 2, 1946

Day of Death

2006-06-06

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

William Everett Preston

Billy Preston

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

Good News

Blues Brothers 2000

Ticker

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Derby Stallion

St. Louis Blues

Blame It on the Night

The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten

Filmography

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2023
Sunday Best
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2017
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
as Self
2015
Kings of Soul
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
as Self
2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self
2009
Motown at the BBC
as Self
2007
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
as Self
2006
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
as Self
2005
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
as Self
The Derby Stallion
as Will Gentry
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self
2003
Concert for George
as Self
Alan Simon ‎– Gaia
as Self
2001
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
as Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Ticker
as Blues Band Organ
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
as The Louisiana Gator Boys
1990
Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter
as Self
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
as Self
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
as Marvelous Mose (voice)
1984
Blame It on the Night
as Billy Preston
1982
The Compleat Beatles
as Self
1978
Stony Island
as Self
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Sgt. Pepper
1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
as Self
1973
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
as Self
1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self
1970
Let It Be
as Self (uncredited)
1958
St. Louis Blues
as Will Handy as a Boy