Billy Preston

organ, keyboards, vocals · 1946–2006 · Houston (Texas)

Self-taught keyboardist and singer, born in Houston and raised in Los Angeles. A much in-demand studio musician in the 1960s, he had successes of his own in the 1970s with the instrumental «Outa-Space».

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo

Landmark tracks

• Billy's Bag (1964)
• The Octopus (1964)
• Soul Meetin' (1964)
• Steady Gettin' It (1964)

Sources

• Source

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