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Billy Preston is considered one of the 'fifth Beatles' because he worked with them playing keybord and piano on the Abbey Road (album), on The White Album and Let It be (album) . Preston was a contributing artist for the 2002 concert; Concert for George.

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  • Billy Preston is considered one of the 'fifth Beatles' because he worked with them playing keybord and piano on the Abbey Road (album), on The White Album and Let It be (album) . Preston was a contributing artist for the 2002 concert; Concert for George.
  • Billy Peterson (born as Willard Peterson, in Minnesota) is an American bass player, songwriter, composer, session musician and producer. Growing up in a family of professional musicians, Peterson started with music at a very young age.
  • William Everett "Billy" Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk and gospel. Preston became famous first as a session musician with artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and the Beatles, and was later successful as a solo artist with hit pop singles including "Outa-Space", its sequel, "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from Nothing", and a string of albums and guest appearances with Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and others.
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  • Derby, Vee-Jay, Apple Records, Capitol, Buddah, A&M, Motown
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  • Houston, Texas, United States
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  • Billy Preston
  • Billy Peterson
  • Peterson, Billy
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  • 1956(xsd:integer)
  • 1967(xsd:integer)
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