Billy Preston
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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
Credits
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as The Louisiana Gator Boys
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Ticker (2001)
as Blues Band Organ
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Concert for George (2003)
as Self
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
as Sgt. Pepper
The Derby Stallion (2005)
as Will Gentry
Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985)
Actor
Let It Be (1970)
as Self (uncredited)
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977)
as Self
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues (1958)
as Will Handy as a Boy
The Compleat Beatles (1982)
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004)
as Self
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
as Self
Rappin' With The Rickster (2010)
as Self
Motown at the BBC (2009)
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
as Self
Stony Island (1978)
as Self
Blame It on the Night (1984)
as Billy Preston
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026)
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980 (2007)
as Self
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s (2017)
as Self
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J (2004)
as Self
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969 (2014)
as Self
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005)
as Self
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975 (2006)
as Self
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue (2025)
Actor
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider (2001)
as Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten (1990)
as Marvelous Mose (voice)
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975) (1975)
as Self
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (1990)
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973 (1973)
as Self
George Harrison: Live in North America 1974 (1974)
Actor
Alan Simon – Gaia (2003)
as Self
Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter (1990)
as Self
Kings of Soul (2015)
as Self (archive footage)