Like a lot of people, I first saw Billy Preston in “Let It Be,” where his luscious electric-keyboard noodlings provided the sweet center to songs like “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Get Back.” But it wasn’t ...

Preston's life and his contributions to the Beatles final studio album are explored in the documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' Billy Preston in 1972. The Beatles have long been ...

All due respect to Ireland and its musicians, but the greatest trick the devil ever played was to permanently associate the phrase “take me to church” with Hozier. Before a milquetoast single by that ...

Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Billy Preston rubbed shoulders with musical royalty during his many decades as a working musician, including the Beatles on their final two albums as a group, 1969's ...

The Beatles have long been regarded by fans and rock historians as the Fab Four, but toward the end of their '60s run as a band, an honorary fifth member arrived to give them a much-needed creative ...