Billy Preston
Birthday: 1946-09-02
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
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.
Movies
Kings of Soul
A documentary celebrating the men whose vocal stylings have carried the torch for soul across six de...
View Movie
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
Clapton, live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on August 18, 2002, part of the sold-out worldwide to...
View Movie
Concert for George
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was...
View Movie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-t...
View Movie
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
On the 30th of January, 1969, the Beatles performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their...
View Movie
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
Join Petey, Annie, and Osborne as they meet the Kingdom Chums and embark on a fun-filled, colorful q...
View Movie
Blame It on the Night
When his unmarried mother dies, custody of 13-year-old Job is assumed by his alleged father, Chris, ...
View Movie
St. Louis Blues
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for h...
View Movie
The Concert for Bangladesh
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for...
View Movie
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's m...
View Movie
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Train wreck, some might call it a TV special, proving that not everything was better in the good old...
View Movie
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
Filmmakers (and canyon residents) Alexander and Anne Christine Von Wetter filmed this documentary fo...
View Movie
Alan Simon – Gaia
In 2003 Alan Simon created GAIA, a humanitarian concept album dealing with the preservation of the e...
View Movie
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
After an absence of several years (1983's Old Wave had been his last release to date), Ringo surpris...
View Movie
The Compleat Beatles
Now, for the first time, you can re-live the Beatles legends with this stunning 2-hour musical “Rock...
View Movie
Stony Island
Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With t...
View Movie
Rappin' With The Rickster
Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influe...
View Movie
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
This is a "Fly on the Wall" look at The Beatles' recording sessions from productive days at Apple St...
View Movie
Motown at the BBC
To mark the 50-year anniversary of Motown in 2009, a compilation of some of the iconic record label'...
View Movie
Let It Be
A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back t...
View Movie
Blues Brothers 2000
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her lat...
View Movie
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1...
View Movie
The Derby Stallion
An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship ...
View Movie
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
The band, which consisted of Bobby Whitlock on keys, Carl Radle on bass, Jim Gordon on drums, Jim Pr...
View Movie
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Short documentary focused on the background story of the show, including interviews with cast and cr...
View Movie
Ticker
Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dan...
View Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...
View Movie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Recorded Live at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Cap...
View Movie
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
Live, intimate, and raw, Sessions For Robert J is the essential audio/video companion to Eric Clapto...
View Movie
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
The Rolling Stones Tour Of The Americas '75 was the band's first tour with new guitarist Ronnie Wood...
View Movie
George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
Compilation of pro-shot and handheld footage from George's only tour in the states...
View Movie
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documenta...
View Movie