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Billy Preston

William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.

Known For: Acting

Born: Houston, Texas, USA, 1946-09-02

Died: 2006-06-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	St. Louis Blues	Will Handy as a Boy	78
2	1970	Let It Be	Self (uncredited)	76
3	1972	The Concert for Bangladesh	Self	79
4	1973	The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973	Self	90
5	1974	George Harrison: Live in North America 1974		0
6	1975	The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)		0
7	1977	Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary	Self	0
8	1978	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Sgt. Pepper	43
9	1978	Stony Island	Self	80
10	1982	The Compleat Beatles	Self	75
11	1984	Blame It on the Night	Billy Preston	75
12	1990	The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten	Marvelous Mose (voice)	85
13	1990	Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band	Self	95
14	1990	Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter	Self	0
15	1998	Blues Brothers 2000	The Louisiana Gator Boys	53
16	2001	Ticker	Blues Band Organ	36
17	2001	Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider	Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals	73
18	2003	Alan Simon ‎– Gaia	Self	0
19	2003	Concert for George	Self	81
20	2004	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival	Self	80
21	2004	Genius. A Night for Ray Charles	Self	73
22	2004	Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J	Self	74
23	2005	The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent	Self (archive footage)	68
24	2005	The Derby Stallion	Will Gentry	59
25	2005	George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited	Self	0
26	2006	The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975	Self	70
27	2007	The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980	Self	70
28	2009	Motown at the BBC	Self	50
29	2010	Rappin' With The Rickster	Self	20
30	2014	Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969	Self	0
31	2015	Kings of Soul	Self (archive footage)	83
32	2017	In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s	Self	0
33	2021	The Beatles: Let It Be		0
34	2022	The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert	Self (archive footage)	80
35	2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self	79

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
2	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
3	1969	The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price	Self	0
4	1971	Rollin' On The River		0
5	1972	The Midnight Special	Self	78
6	1972	Musikladen	Self	0
7	1973	Rock Concert	Self	80
8	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
9	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
10	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	70
11	1976	Donny & Marie	Self	65
12	1978	Bio’s Bahnhof	Self	0
13	1979	Okay	Self	0
14	1982	Na sowas!	Self	10
15	1997	Classic Albums	Self	77
16	1997	Good News	Billy	0
17	2021	The Beatles: Get Back	Self	84