| LC control no. | n 83021447 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Preston, Billy |
| Variant(s) | Preston, William Everett |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1946-09-09 |
| Death date | 2006-06-06 |
| Place of birth | Houston (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Scottsdale (Ariz.) |
| Affiliation | Beatles Rolling Stones Everly Brothers Red Hot Chili Peppers (Musical group) African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| Profession or occupation | Keyboard players Organists Rock musicians Singers |
| Found in | That's the way God planned it. [Phonodisc] 1969. Int. ww in mus., v. 2, pop. mus., 1st ed. (Preston, Billy; b. Sept. 9, 1946, Houston, Tex.; musician (keyboards), vocalist) LA times, June 7, 2006 (d. June 6, 2006; at age 59) Oxford music online, November 4, 2013: Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Preston, Billy; born William Everett Preston, September 9, 1946, Houston, Tex., died June 6, 2006, Scottsdale, Ariz.) African American National Biography, accessed March 9, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Preston, William Everett "Billy"; rock musician, singer, keyboard player; born 02 September 1946 in Houston, Texas, United States; played in the film St. Louis Blues (1958); toured with Sam Cooke, Little Richard, and Ray Charles (1960s); his signature instruments were the Hammond B-3 organ and later the ARP synthesizer; released solo albums; worked with Beatles (1968-1970) and Rolling Stones (1971-1973); played with Everly Brothers; was musical guest in the first episode of Saturday Night Live (1975); conducted the choir at Los Angeles's Brookins African Methodist Episcopal Community Church; his last collaborations were with Neil Diamond and Red Hot Chili Peppers; died 06 June 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States) |
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