American Legend: Billy Preston
Billy Preston
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Billy's Bag | Billy Preston | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't You Hear My Heartbeat | Billy Preston | 1:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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King of the Road | Billy Preston | 2:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Outa-Space | Billy Preston | 6:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shotgun | Billy Preston | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Soul Meeting | Billy Preston | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Octopus | Billy Preston | 2:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Low Down | Billy Preston | 2:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Steady Gettin' It | Billy Preston | 2:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Heroes | Billy Preston | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
A low-budget anthology that collects some good Preston recordings, but issued them in such a flimsy-sounding package that it diminishes the value. This label may or may not still be in existence, so if they are, perhaps you'll find this around one day. If not, there are better hits and anthologies packages around.
Biography
Born: September 2, 1946 in Houston, TX
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
It's advantageous to get an early start on your chosen career, but Billy Preston took the concept to extremes. By age ten he was playing keyboards with gospel diva Mahalia Jackson, and two years later, in 1958, he was featured in Hollywood's film bio of W.C. Handy, St. Louis Blues, as young Handy himself. Preston was a prodigy on organ and piano, recording during the early '60s for Vee-Jay and touring with Little Richard. He was a loose-limbed regular on the mid-'60s ABC TV series Shindig, proving...
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