Billy Preston was born in Houston, Texas on September 2,1946 and died at the age of 59 in 2006 from kidney disease. Billy started out as a session musician and would eventually have a successful solo career. Along the way he helped out The Beatles by playing keyboards and was even credited on the band’s single release of Get Back. The label on 45rpm record read The Beatles with Billy Preston.

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The guy was a great talent and full of energy. I remember the first time I saw Billy it was on the TV show Shindig where he was part of the regular weekly lineup. Eventually I got to meet him in Detroit when was doing a gig with Levon Helms.

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