R.I.P. Billy Preston

across110thstreet · Jun 12, 2006

All things Must Pass...

his rendition of "Oh Sweet Lord" at the Concert For George will stay with me forever...

KellyDwyer · Jun 12, 2006

CBrownFanClub said:

From where? Sounds awesome.
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Not sure if it's cool to post Torrent links, but a lot of these are dead, so:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21362&highlight=Beatles

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21324&highlight=Beatles

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21024&highlight=Beatles

A lot of silliness, but I had a blast putting together a bunch of mix CDs for my Dad and myself off of these.

Rocketman95 · Jun 12, 2006

Mulder said:

Read this on John Mayer's blog a couple of days ago...

In Memory of Billy Preston

One of the great musicians of all time, Billy Preston, passed away today. You should look him up and get a sense of just how much the man contributed to the music world. One of my favorite songs ever is a tune he wrote called "That's The Way God Planned It", and I think it means more today than ever. Try and grab George Harrison's Concert for Bangledesh CD/DVD, even if you skip all the amazing music and listen only to Billy's divine rendition. I wanted to share a memory I had of Billy Preston with you.

I had the honor of playing with Billy Preston on an Eric Clapton/JJ Cale recording session last Summer. I was seated behind him while he pumped away on his B3 organ, and it was such a blast to be able to hear his playing that close up. It's those moments when I wonder what I did in my life and career to deserve playing my guitar in a situation so thrilling. He was playing his ass off all day. At one point during one of the tunes, I hear this unbelievable organ playing - real headturning stuff. I look up from my guitar to see that Billy Preston is playing the keys with only his right hand, moving it back and forth from the organ to an orange he was peeling. That, folks, is what you call a natural musician.

You will be missed, sir.

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Did you catch him with Buddy Guy and Double Trouble on Austin City Limits this weekend? If not, I think they're replaying all week. Good stuff.

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