TC4 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/06/D8I2RTD00.html Singer-Songwriter Billy Preston Dead at 59 Jun 06 1:42 PM US/Eastern PHOENIX Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own series of hit singles, including "Outta Space" and "Nothing From Nothing," died Tuesday at 59. Preston's longtime manager, Joyce Moore, said Preston had been in a coma since November in a care facility and was taken to a hospital in Scottsdale Saturday after his condition deteriorated. "He had a very, very beautiful last few hours and a really beautiful passing," Moore said by telephone from Germany. "He went home good." Preston, who had battled chronic kidney failure, had undergone a kidney transplant in 2002, but the kidney failed and he has been on dialysis treatments ever since, Moore said earlier this year. Known for his big smile and towering afro, Preston was a teen prodigy on the piano and organ, and lent his gospel-tinged touch to classics such as the Beatles' "Get Back" and the Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" He broke out as a solo artist in the 1970s, winning a best instrumental Grammy in 1973 for "Outta Space," and scoring other hits with "Will It Go 'Round In Circles," "Nothing From Nothing" and "With You I'm Born Again," a duet with Syreeta Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 rip....i like alot of those songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I got a dance, ain't got no steps... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 What will the Wyld Stallions do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsD Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 RIP Mr. Preston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
england Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 well guys i find out a lot of info from you because i have not heard anything so far about this from our media R.I.P. BILLY PRESTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Another great soul legend dead. Boy, it seems like these guys live short lives. R.I.P. Billy Preston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I just bought a dvd video "Eric Clapton live on tour 2001". while watching it, I was really impressed by the guy playing the Hammond B3 organ and thought I recognized him, then they broke into "will it go round in circles" and I instantly realized it was Billy Preston, and the crowd went nuts. Great video, so sad to lose another great player, him and Wilson Pickett in the same year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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