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9 Essential Billy Preston Songs That Prove He Was More Than the ‘Fifth Beatle.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are artists who play instruments, and then there are artists who seem to become the instrument. Billy Preston was the latter. The first time I heard his fingers dance across ...
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‘Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It’ Review: Eye-Opening Look at the Organ Prodigy Who Fused with the Beatles and Helped to Forge Funk

Like a lot of people, I first saw Billy Preston in “Let It Be,” where his luscious electric-keyboard noodlings provided the sweet center to songs like “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Get Back.” But it wasn’t ...
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‘White Lotus’ Streaming Gains for Old & New Theme Song, Billy Preston Closing Song

In a convergence of fictional and real-life drama, season 3 of the smash HBO series The White Lotus concluded on Sunday night (Apr. 6), during the same week in which creator Mike White engaged in a ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Preston Was Beloved by the Beatles and Stones. His Fall From Grace Was a Rock Tragedy

Right from the start, Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It, the first-ever documentary on the late pop-R&B singer, songwriter, and organ maestro, makes it clear that few communicated as much ...
Variety

‘Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It’ Review: Eye-Opening Look at the Organ Prodigy Who Fused with the Beatles and Helped to Forge Funk

Paris Barclay's documentary explores a maverick who had hit singles, was secretly gay, and wasn't as big a 1970s star as he should have been. The sound of a holy organ rang out, and the camera zoomed ...