R.I.P. Billy Preston

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Billy Preston has left the studio at the tender age of 59.

A kinder, sweeter man i have never met. He had tons of heart. He saved the Beatles in their last year. Rock music wouldn't have been so good without this wonderful man. Here's just a partial list of credits. He also played with Earth Wind and Fire during the group's heyday.

(1970) Let It Be — including "Get Back"
(1970) All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)
(1971) Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones)
(1971) The Concert for Bangladesh (George Harrison And Friends)
(1971) There's a Riot Goin' On (Sly & the Family Stone)
(1972) Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones)
(1973) Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
(1974) It's Only Rock'n Roll (Rolling Stones)
(1975) Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan)
(1975) "You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker's biggest hit)
(1976) Black and Blue (Rolling Stones)