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Billy Preston dead
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:56 am
by Guilbert
Organist (ooh ahh missus) Billy Preston has died.
Played with both the Beatles ( Get back etc) and Rolling Stones.
Very few people have done that.
Had a few his singles of his own as well.
Re: Billy Preston dead
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:08 am
by steve56
thats the way god planned it ithink was his 1st record on apple?
Re: Billy Preston dead
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:28 am
by Alex
Awesome keyboards on Don't let me down.
Re: Billy Preston dead
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:22 am
by WigBilly
Awwwww...that's really sad! Was only enjoying his achingly-soulful rendition of "My Sweet Lord" on the 'Concert for George' dvd a week ago too...
Re: Billy Preston dead
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:53 am
by dynatech
It sounds like he'd been suffering for a long time, now may the good lord shine a light on Mr Billy Preston!
He played on 3 of the Stones coolest tracks ever from the bands best era "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?", "I Got The Blues" & "Shine A Light"
Re: Billy Preston dead
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:01 pm
by c.j.jaxxon
Yeah sorry to see him go. He had been sick for a while. I think a month or two ago they said he was it the hospital and I surely thought he was gonna recover unlike some of our other r & b greats (Barry White, Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls etc). Earlier this year I obtained a copy of Billy Preston on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert back in the 1970s and he put on a show. He sang all of his hits at that time. Certainly hearing his songs live has some power to it for sure. He will be missed.