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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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5 Stellar Tracks That Billy Preston Recorded With the Beatles

Diehard Beatles fans know who Billy Preston is, but more casual fans might be unfamiliar. Billy Preston was a multi-talented American musician, singer, and songwriter who famously worked with the ...
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How Billy Preston Became 'Like a Fifth Beatle,' Saved the Band's “Let It Be” Sessions: 'They Were Struggling'

Preston's life and his contributions to the Beatles final studio album are explored in the documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' Billy Preston in 1972. The Beatles have long been ...
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George Harrison's Wife Olivia Explains the Magical Connection Between Him and 'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston

Olivia Harrison talks about the close friendship her late husband had with Preston in the documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' Left: Billy Preston in 1972; Right: George Harrison ...
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How Billy Preston Became 'Like a Fifth Beatle,' Saved the Band's “Let It Be” Sessions: 'They Were Struggling'

The Beatles have long been regarded by fans and rock historians as the Fab Four, but toward the end of their '60s run as a band, an honorary fifth member arrived to give them a much-needed creative ...