Billy Preston (* 2. September[1] 1946 in Houston, Texas; † 6. Juni 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona) war ein US-amerikanischer Soulmusiker, Sänger, Pianist und Hammond-Orgel-Spieler. Preston begann mit drei Jahren Klavier zu spielen. Er arbeitete mit einigen der Größten in der Musikindustrie zusammen: den Beatles, den Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, den Jackson Five, Quincy Jones, Nat King Cole und den Red Hot Chili Peppers. Wegen seiner Zusammenarbeit mit den Beatles wurde Preston auch als „fünfter Beatle“ bezeichnet.
Filmografie
Filme
2026 – Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It
2025 – The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
2025 – Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2023 – Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2022 – The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2017 – In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2015 – Kings of Soul
2014 – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
2010 – Rappin' With The Rickster
2009 – Motown at the BBC
2007 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
2006 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
2005 – George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005 – Teenage Champion
2005 – The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2004 – Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004 – Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 – Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2003 – Concert for George
2003 – Alan Simon – Gaia
2001 – Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001 – Ticker
1998 – Blues Brothers 2000
1990 – Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter
1990 – Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990 – The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
1985 – Motown Returns to the Apollo
1984 – Blame It on the Night
1982 – The Compleat Beatles
1978 – Stony Island
1978 – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1977 – Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1975 – The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
1974 – George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
1973 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
1972 – The Concert for Bangladesh
1970 – Let It Be
1958 – St. Louis Blues Serien
2021 – The Beatles: Get Back
1997 – Good News
1997 – Classic Albums
1992 – Later... with Jools Holland
1982 – Na sowas!
1979 – Okay
1978 – Bio’s Bahnhof
1976 – Donny & Marie
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1975 – Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1974 – Dinah!
1973 – Rock Concert
1972 – Musikladen
1972 – The Midnight Special
1971 – Rollin' On The River
1969 – The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
Filme
2026 – Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It
2025 – The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
2025 – Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2023 – Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2022 – The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2017 – In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2015 – Kings of Soul
2014 – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
2010 – Rappin' With The Rickster
2009 – Motown at the BBC
2007 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
2006 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
2005 – George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005 – Teenage Champion
2005 – The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2004 – Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004 – Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 – Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2003 – Concert for George
2003 – Alan Simon – Gaia
2001 – Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001 – Ticker
1998 – Blues Brothers 2000
1990 – Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter
1990 – Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990 – The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
1985 – Motown Returns to the Apollo
1984 – Blame It on the Night
1982 – The Compleat Beatles
1978 – Stony Island
1978 – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1977 – Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1975 – The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
1974 – George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
1973 – The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
1972 – The Concert for Bangladesh
1970 – Let It Be
1958 – St. Louis Blues Serien
2021 – The Beatles: Get Back
1997 – Good News
1997 – Classic Albums
1992 – Later... with Jools Holland
1982 – Na sowas!
1979 – Okay
1978 – Bio’s Bahnhof
1976 – Donny & Marie
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1975 – Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1974 – Dinah!
1973 – Rock Concert
1972 – Musikladen
1972 – The Midnight Special
1971 – Rollin' On The River
1969 – The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
