Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 2, 1946
Died
June 6, 2006
Age
59
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Popularity
0.7
Billy Preston
Acting
Biography
William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.
Also known as
William Everett Preston
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Known For
7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · TV
7.0
Dinah!
1974 · TV
8.1
The Midnight Special
1972 · TV
8.3
Rock Concert
1973 · TV
7.7
Classic Albums
1997 · TV
8.0
Musikladen
1972 · TV
6.8
Donny & Marie
1976 · TV
0.0
Okay
1979 · TV
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Movie
Filmography
2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Movie · Self
10.0
2025
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
Movie
0.0
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.7
2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.9
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.0
2021
The Beatles: Get Back
TV · Self
8.4
2017
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
Movie · Self
0.0
2015
Kings of Soul
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.3
2014
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
Movie · Self
0.0
2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
Movie · Self
2.0
2009
Motown at the BBC
Movie · Self
6.0
2007
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
Movie · Self
7.0
2006
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
Movie · Self
7.0
2005
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Movie · Self
8.0
2005
The Derby Stallion
Movie · Will Gentry
5.9
2005
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.8
2004
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
Movie · Self
7.7
2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Movie · Self
7.4
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Movie · Self
8.4
2003
Concert for George
Movie · Self
8.1
2003
Alan Simon – Gaia
Movie · Self
0.0
2001
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
Movie · Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
7.4
2001
Ticker
Movie · Blues Band Organ
3.7
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie · The Louisiana Gator Boys
5.3