Acting · geboren 1946-09-02 · Houston, Texas, USA
Billy Preston
Billy Preston (* 2. September[1] 1946 in Houston, Texas; † 6. Juni 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona) war ein US-amerikanischer Soulmusiker, Sänger, Pianist und Hammond-Orgel-Spieler. Preston begann mit drei Jahren Klavier zu spielen. Er arbeitete mit einigen der Größten in der Musikindustrie zusammen: den Beatles, den Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, den Jackson Five, Quincy Jones, Nat King Cole und den Red Hot Chili Peppers. Wegen seiner Zusammenarbeit mit den Beatles wurde Preston auch als „fünfter Beatle“ bezeichnet.
Bekannt aus
- In der Hitze der Nacht (1967) – Musician
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) – The Louisiana Gator Boys
- Saturday Night Live (1975) – Self - Musical Guest
- The Beatles: Get Back (2021) – Self
- Let It Be (1970) – Self (uncredited)
- Ticker (2001) – Blues Band Organ
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
- Concert for George (2003) – Self
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) – Sgt. Pepper
- The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022) – Self (archive footage)
- Teenage Champion (2005) – Will Gentry
- The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) – Self
- The Compleat Beatles (1982) – Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) – Self (archive footage)
- Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004) – Self
- Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023) – Self (archive footage)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) – Self
- Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider (2001) – Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Donny & Marie (1976) – Self
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
- Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J (2004) – Self
- Classic Albums (1997) – Self
- St. Louis Blues (1958) – Will Handy as a Boy
- The Midnight Special (1972) – Self
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004) – Self
- The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten (1990) – Marvelous Mose (voice)
- Stony Island (1978) – Self
- Dinah! (1974) – Self
- Kings of Soul (2015) – Self (archive footage)
- Rock Concert (1973) – Self
- Blame It on the Night (1984) – Billy Preston
- The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent (2005) – Self (archive footage)
- Motown at the BBC (2009) – Self
- George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005) – Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) – Self
- Na sowas! (1982) – Self
- Flash and the Firecat (1975) – Music
- Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977) – Self
- Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (1990) – Self
- Rappin' With The Rickster (2010) – Self