Billy Preston

Beatle Rock 

Speaking Words Of Wisdom: Unpacking The New Let It Be Box

November 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Henry Carrigan 1 Comment Billy Preston, Dig A Pony, George Harrison, Get Back, Glyn Johns, John Lennon, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, Super Deluxe Edition, The Beatles

This carefully crafted collection might not be everything you want, but it’s everything you need

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Music Journalism 

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Its Class of 2021

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmet Ertegun Award, Billy Preston, Carole King, Charley Patton, Clarence Avant, Class of 2021, Early Influence Award, Foo Fighters, Gil Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Musical Excellence Award, Randy Rhoads, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, The Go-Gos, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

Tina Turner, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk and Carole King among the names to be inducted at this year’s ceremony

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adblock Records Rock 

Still Sticky After All These Years

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, Bill Wyman, Billy Preston, Brown Sugar, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards. Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, Nicky Hopkins, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Sway, Wild Horses

Celebrating a half century of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

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Beatle 

Thanks For The Pepperoni: A Half-Century of All Things Must Pass

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, George Harrison, Ginger Baker, peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Woodstock

Looking back at the emancipation of George Harrison

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Beatle Soul 

All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

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Music Journalism Rock 

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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Soul 

Pop Top 40: Hot Soul Singles for Week Ending September 28, 1974

September 27, 2019October 3, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Ace Spectrum, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Billy Preston, Blackbyrds, Bobbie Gentry, Bobby Blue BLand, Brother to Brother, BT Express, Chi-Lites, Dionne Warwick, Eddie Kendricks, First Choice, Four Tops, Funkadelic, Independents, James Brown, John Edwards, Johnny Bristol, Kool and the Gang, Little Beaver, Marion Jarvis, Parliament, Paul Kelly, Roberta Flack, Rufus, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Miracles, The Ohio Players, The Persuaders, The Spinners, The Tymes, Tower of Power, Tyrone Davis, Undisputed Truth, William DeVaughn

45 years ago these were the hottest songs in the land…of any genre

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