Preston's life and his contributions to the Beatles final studio album are explored in the documentary 'Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It' Billy Preston in 1972. The Beatles have long been ...

Like a lot of people, I first saw Billy Preston in “Let It Be,” where his luscious electric-keyboard noodlings provided the sweet center to songs like “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Get Back.” But it wasn’t ...

LOS ANGELES – South Los Angeles’ homegrown star, Billy Preston – the musical wunderkind of the popular and gospel genre and the universally acknowledged “Fifth Beatle” – is fighting for his life in an ...

All due respect to Ireland and its musicians, but the greatest trick the devil ever played was to permanently associate the phrase “take me to church” with Hozier. Before a milquetoast single by that ...

Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Billy Preston rubbed shoulders with musical royalty during his many decades as a working musician, including the Beatles on their final two albums as a group, 1969's ...

UPDATE, 10:55 AM: A fraud lawsuit against a documentary about Billy Preston did not stop the film’s debut at SXSW last week. Today, the multi-Emmy winning director of Billy Preston: That’s The Way God ...

The Beatles have long been regarded by fans and rock historians as the Fab Four, but toward the end of their '60s run as a band, an honorary fifth member arrived to give them a much-needed creative ...

Paris Barclay's documentary explores a maverick who had hit singles, was secretly gay, and wasn't as big a 1970s star as he should have been. The sound of a holy organ rang out, and the camera zoomed ...