Olivia Harrison talks about the close friendship her late husband had with Preston in the documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' Left: Billy Preston in 1972; Right: George Harrison ...

With his signature gospel sound on the Hammond B3, Billy Preston doublehandedly elevated the greatest artists of his time – from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, from Aretha Franklin to Eric Clapton ...

When Eric Clapton headed into Abbey Road studios to play guitar on a Beatles song in 1968, he didn’t take it lightly. In fact, he tried to convince George Harrison it was a bad idea. “What will they ...

Billy Preston was one of the music business's true MVPs, someone who had his own substantial hits but whose real gift was making other stars sound better. After all, there's no musician who can claim ...

Giles Martin, who mixed the audio for the new “Let It Be” reissues as well as the Jackson documentary, says Preston’s presence was crucial to the project. “He was an enormous influence on this whole ...

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 ...