Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2006)

Billy Preston

American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006)

William Everett Preston was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James…