Heard Mr. Preston's name round here recently....bump!!!

Quoted from juniorsfarm

p.s. If he hasn't been inducted, he really deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

really, you think so? i mean he didnt have a THAT successful solo carreer did he? oh well, he was great on get back, and great friends to the beatles...

Quoted from lennring

really, you think so? i mean he didnt have a THAT successful solo carreer did he? oh well, he was great on get back, and great friends to the beatles...

Take a look at his resume sometime. Its unbelievable.

Here's a small part of his contributions, and it doesn't even mention Mahalia Jackson and a host of others:

Billy Preston's career has spanned five decades, starting as a child prodigy playing the movie role of young W.C. Handy and then playing organ for the likes of Ray Charles and Little Richard. His accomplishments are highlighted by a string of hits, including collaborating with some of the most celebrated names in the music industry, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, The Jackson Five, Sly and the Family Stone, Barbara Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones and perhaps the most famous of all, The Beatles.

wow guess he is great"! id really like to meet this guy!

Some guys round here have.

If anyone gets to go to the Beatlefests this year, he'll be there. He's awesome and a nice guy as well, very approachable, unlike when they had Alan Parsons there and he was a pompous a**.

billy has a new album coming out soon.....

He had his Beatle tribute album in the can, and has decided to re-record most of it because he's not happy with the way it turned out.

I'll be keeping an eye out for that.

he is one of the great unsung heros.....

spanking of albums......how goes yours rick???

Quoted from An_Apple_Beatle

I'll be keeping an eye out for that.

JULY 6TH UPDATE: Art and Music cannot be rushed. We have just received word that Billy Preston's Beatles Salute CD/DVD has been pushed back again. We can only tell you that Billy wants this to be the best it can be and he was not satisfied with it. He is going back in the studio with some 'friends' in an effort to finish it up in a grand way.

This was from the Beatlefest website.

thanks for that update...

Nice one JF.

Music is cool PC, concentrating more on Beatle gig now. Flying off to JFK airport, Liverpool tomorrow to watch The Mighty reds in their first round defence of their European Cup victory. I'm gonna stand in the legendary KOP terrace at Anfield, visit The Cavern, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields and Menlove Ave. if I can fit it all in before I return on Thursday.
As you may tell, I'm quite excited. This is a dream coming true!

The reality begins to sink in......Nice.