What is Billy Preston?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Billy Preston | Img = Billy Preston.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Billy Preston visiting the [[White House]] in 1974 | image_size = 250 | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | birth_name = William Everett Preston | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1946|9|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]] | Origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|6|6|1946|9|2}} |death_place = [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]], United States | Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], [[piano]], [[electric piano]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[harpsichord]], [[accordion]], [[Drum kit|drums]] | Genre = [[Rhythm and blues]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[funk]], [[gospel music|gospel]] | Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]], [[bandleader]], [[actor]] | Years_active = 1956–2005 | Label = [[Derby Records|Derby]], [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]], [[Apple Records]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Buddah Records|Buddah]], [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[Motown Records|Motown]] | associated_acts = [[Sam Cooke]], [[The Beatles]], [[Sly & the Family Stone]], [[King Curtis]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Eric Clapton]] | website = [http://www.billypreston.net/ Billy Preston.net] | Current_members = | Past_members = }} '''Billy Preston''' (September 2, 1946 - June 5, 2006) was an [[Americans|American]] [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] [[musician]]. He is best known for his [[piano]] and [[Organ (music)|organ]] playing. Preston began playing piano when he was three years old. He worked with many other musicians including [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Eric Clapton]], the [[Jackson 5]] and the [[Rolling Stones]]. He worked on [[The Beatles]]'s last [[album]],