
BILLY PRESTON - TASTENMANN DER BEATLES STARB VOR 15 JAHREN
- Jun 08, 2021
Preston spielte für die Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Elton John - um nur einige wenige zu nennen - und konnte auf eine beachtliche Solo-Karriere zurückblicken. Unzählige Alben gehörten zu seinem Katalog. In den USA landete er darüber hinaus zwei Nummer-eins-Singles (“Will It Go Round In Circles“ 1973, “Nothing From Nothing“ 1974).
It's been another 15 years now since U.S. R'n'B/Soul singer and keyboardist Billy Preston died of respiratory failure related to a long-standing kidney disease on June 6, 2006, at just 59 years old.
Preston played for the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Elton John - to name just a few - and could look back on a remarkable solo career. Countless albums belonged to his catalog. In the U.S., he also landed two number one singles ("Will It Go Round In Circles" 1973, "Nothing From Nothing" 1974).