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Billy Preston

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Real name
William Everett Preston
Born
September 2, 1946
Died
June 6, 2006
Country
United States
IPI
00056430589 12 works
00064021906 18 works
Affiliation
BUMA, BMI
Comments
Rock, R&B, soul and gospel organist, singer and composer
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
June 1966 (35 artists)
1972 Sanne Salomonsen
January 30, 1970 (2 artists)
 REL September 11, 1970 (16 artists)
Originally by The Beatles REC
July 1981 (2 artists)
i 1965 The Bread and Beer Band
listen on Internet Archive April 11, 1969 (106 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 11, 1969 (230 artists)
April 1981 The Weather Girls
1982 Martin Nievera
1977 Marie Carmen Koppel
1979 (5 artists)
1971 (2 artists)
September 11, 1970 (2 artists)
May 5, 1974 (24 artists)
Sampled by Dickie Goodman
1971 Elvis X
1971 Gimmicks
i 1972 (2 artists)
1975 (4 artists)
i May 5, 1974 The Enrico Crivellaro Trio
June 27, 1969 (7 artists)
March 1966 (2 artists)
1972 (2 artists)
1972 (26 artists)
1979 (56 artists)
Sampled by Huff 'n' Puff
May 5, 1974 (196 artists)
1973 Martha Reeves

Covers by Billy Preston

Title Performer Release date Originally by
April 1981 Sam Cooke
i June 1966 The Beatles
July 1981 Jane Olivor
April 1981 Barbara Lewis
1972 The Beatles
i 1963 Ted Daffan's Texans
i 1963 Charles Brown & Amos Milburn, Sam Cooke
i 1965 Herman's Hermits
August 1974 The Beatles
i 1965 Ernie Andrews accompanied by Wilbert Baranco Trio
i 1965 Petula Clark
i 1965 Sonny Thompson - Vocal by Lula Reed
i 1965 The Beatles
i 1965 Gerry and The Pacemakers
August 1974 The Beatles with Billy Preston
May 21, 2002 Duran Duran
i 1963 Billie Holiday
i   1965 Shirley Bassey REL, Anthony Newley REC
i 1965 Bessie Banks
i 1963 (unknown)
1984 The Beatles
1991 David Bowie
October 1968 The Leaves
i June 1966 The Rolling Stones
August 29, 2006 Ann Peebles
i 1963 Don Gibson
i 1965 The Weavers
June 1966 Yvonne Fair & James Brown Band
2002 John Lennon
May 15, 2007 John Lennon
November 1966 Muddy Waters and His Guitar
1991 The Beatles
i June 1966 Wilson Pickett
November 17, 2003 George Harrison
1973 Bob Dylan
September 11, 1970 The Beatles
November 1966 James Brown and His Orchestra, Yvonne Fair & James Brown Band, James Brown with The Famous Flames
April 1981 Eddie Kendricks
i 1965 Roger Miller [US-OK]
  August 1974 The Beatles REC, Aretha Franklin REL
August 1974 The Coasters
i 1963 Lou Rawls and Les McCann Ltd.
July 1981 Randy Goodrum
i   June 1966 Martha & The Vandellas REL, Kim Weston REC
i 1965 The Temptations [US1]
September 11, 1970 The Chiffons [US1]
Covered by (166 artists)
2000 John Lennon /Plastic Ono Band
August 22, 1969 Bob Dylan
i 1965 Jr. Walker & The All Stars
i 1965 Al Collins & Orchestra
i 1965 The Supremes [US1]
i   November 1966 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i 1966 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
October 4, 2005 The Original Gospel Harmonettes
i 1965 Jewel Akens
i June 1966 Jackie Lee [US2]
i June 1966 Dobie Gray
i 1965 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i November 1966 St. Paul Baptist Choir
1991 Jack Payne & His Band
i June 1966 Stevie Wonder
i November 1966 The Sunset Four Jubilee Singers
1977 Rose Banks
1971 Lois Deppe & Russell Woodling's Jubilee Singers
August 29, 2006 Billy Preston
1980 The Original Gospel Harmonettes
1987 Carole King
i 1965 The Righteous Brothers

Web Covers by Billy Preston

Sampled songs

Songs written by Billy Preston

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Advice Billy Preston, Sly Stone Billy Preston June 1966 Covered by (35 artists)
Ain't That Nothin' Billy Preston, Joe Greene [US1], Robert Sam Billy Preston 1972 Covered by Sanne Salomonsen
All That I've Got Billy Preston, Doris Troy Billy Preston January 30, 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Billy's Bag Billy Preston Billy Preston 1965 Covered by The Bread and Beer Band
Great Gosh A'Mighty (It's a Matter of Time) Little Richard, Billy Preston, Sylvia Smith, John Charles Schuller Little Richard February 1986 Covered by Rock Nalle
I'm Really Gonna Miss You Billy Preston Billy Preston 1977 Covered by Marie Carmen Koppel
It Will Come in Time Billy Preston Billy Preston & Syreeta 1979 Covered by (5 artists)
I Wrote a Simple Song Billy Preston, Joe Greene [US1] Billy Preston 1971 Covered by (2 artists)
Little Girl Billy Preston Billy Preston September 11, 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Nothing from Nothing Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher Billy Preston May 5, 1974 Covered by (24 artists)
Outa Space Billy Preston, Joe Greene [US1] Billy Preston 1971 Covered by Elvis X
Should've Known Better Billy Preston, Joe Greene [US1] Billy Preston 1971 Covered by Gimmicks
Slaughter Billy Preston Billy Preston 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Song of Joy Billy Preston, Rasputin Boutte Billy Preston 1975 Covered by (4 artists)
Struttin' Billy Preston, George Johnson, Louis Johnson [US1] Billy Preston May 5, 1974 Covered by The Enrico Crivellaro Trio
That's the Way God Planned It Billy Preston Billy Preston June 27, 1969 Covered by (7 artists)
We're Gonna Make It Billy Preston Billy Preston 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Will It Go Round in Circles Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher Billy Preston 1972 Covered by (26 artists)
You Are So Beautiful Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher Billy Preston May 5, 1974 Covered by (196 artists)
You've Got Me for Company Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher Billy Preston 1973 Covered by Martha Reeves

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