Billy Preston

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Billy Preston (born September 2, 1946 in Houston, Texas; died June 5, 2006), is an American soul musician. He is best known for his piano and organ playing. He started playing piano when he was aged three. He has worked with many other musicians including Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, The Jackson Five, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

With the latter, he worked on their finale, "Let It Be" Album in 1970. There was much speculation that Preston would join the group, but it all came to nought when The Beatles split up shortly afterwards.

Billy Preston's biggest commerical success also came in collaboration with another. His duet with Syreeta on "With You I'm Born Again" in 1979, sold over a million copies, and reached Number 2 in the UK singles chart.

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