Billy Preston

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Born
2 September 1946
Born In
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States
Died
6 June 2006 (aged 59)
Billy Preston (2 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American and singer, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a album called '16 Year Old Soul'. Preston first came to widespread attention of a U.S. mains… read more
Billy Preston (2 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American and singer, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic a… read more
Billy Preston (2 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American and singer, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed wit… read more

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1 Play track Ultimate Collection Nothing From Nothing
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 3,013 listeners
2 Play track Ultimate Collection Will It Go Round In Circles
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 508 listeners
3 Play track My Sweet Lord - Live My Sweet Lord - Live
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 294 listeners
4 Play track Ultimate Collection Outa-Space
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 289 listeners
5 My Sweet Lord - Remastered 2010 My Sweet Lord - Remastered 2010
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6 Play track Ultimate Collection I Wrote A Simple Song
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7 Play track Total Hits Vol. 2 With You I'm Born Again
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8 Play track Isn't It A Pity - Live Isn't It A Pity - Live
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9 Play track Ultimate Collection You Are So Beautiful
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10 Play track Ultimate Collection That's The Way God Planned It - Live
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Albums

  1. 140,464 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 11 tracks

    The Kids & Me
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  2. 42,121 listeners

    1 Jan 2000 · 20 tracks

    Ultimate Collection: Billy Preston
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  3. 40,354 listeners

    21 Mar 2000 · 20 tracks

    Ultimate Collection
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  4. 28,891 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 11 tracks

    I Wrote a Simple Song
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