Billy Preston - I Wrote A Simple Song (LP 1971 A&M - CD 1987 A&M) - Rare Soul/Funk/Gospel (FLAC 277MB)

A true legend in the music business with 43 studio albums & 110 x 45,s to his credit the man was one of the greatest organists.keyboards players who ever lived..period. Born William Everett Preston in 1946 in Houston Texas this multi talented keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed rhythm & blues, soul, funk, and gospel left his mark on this world. He was raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his successful, Grammy Award-winning career as a solo artist, he collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Band, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Eric Burdon, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Mick Jagger, Richie Sambora, Sly Stone, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ringo Starr to name a few. He played the Fender Rhodes electric piano and the Hammond organ on the "Get Back" sessions in 1969 for the Beatles. Billy and Tony Sheridan are the only two non-Beatles to receive billing as an artist alongside the Beatles (as distinct from receiving credit as a session musician on album packaging) on an official Beatles record release. The label of the Get Back single credits the artists on the record as The Beatles with Billy Preston. He was inducted into the Class of 2021 of the Rock and Roll Hall Fame with the Musical Excellence Award. No stranger to the Northern soul scene with many great dancers, he passed in 2006, in Scottsdale, Arizona. This was his 10th released album.

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