Billy Preston est mort

On s'en doutait un peu, mais c'est vraiment triste d'apprendre cette nouvelle
Surtout quand on voit ça sur son site officiel (je ne sais pas s'ils parlent de 2006 remarquez)

Billy will be taping "Later with Jools" while in London on June 7th.

Nous sommes le 06/06/06, une mauvaise nouvelle ne m'aurait pas surpris...

Je suis heureux d'avoir pu voir Billy Preston avec Clapton à Bercy il y a 2 ans. J'ai toujours adoré ce génie du clavier.
C'est vraiment con de perdre un mec comme lui.

Je m'en vais de ce pas me visioner le "Concert for George" avec la reprise de "My sweet lord" par Monsieur Billy Preston

Thank's for your music, man'

Un triste début de soirée...

Retrouvez Billy Preston dans le "Macca VIdéo", sur le Portail du Forum...

Billy Preston was probably best known for his work with The Beatles (he is the only artist to receive label credit on a Beatles single: "Get Back"; The Beatles also released an early single with Tony Sheridan, but that is regarded as a Tony Sheridan single on which the Beatles played). He played on their 1970 Let It Be album and on the songs "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Something", from 1969's Abbey Road. Signed to The Beatles' Apple label, in 1969 Preston released the album That's The Way God Planned It and a single of the same name (produced by George Harrison). His relationship with Harrison continued after the break up of The Beatles, with Preston making notable and energetic contributions to The Concert For Bangladesh, a Harrison-organised charity concert, and, after George's death, The Concert For George. Preston also worked on solo recordings by Harrison and two other ex-Beatles, John Lennon and Ringo Starr.

After The Beatles, Preston played keyboards for The Rolling Stones, alongside pianist Nicky Hopkins. Preston appears on the Stones' albums Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goats Head Soup, It's Only Rock'n Roll and Black & Blue. He toured as a support act with the Stones in 1973, and recorded his live album Live in Europe in Munich with Mick Taylor on guitar. In 1975 and 1976 he again toured with the Stones, this time getting to play two of his own songs, backed by the Stones, in the middle of every concert. The Stones and Preston parted company in 1977, mainly due to a row over money. He continued to play on solo records by Stones members, and made an appearance again on the Stones' 1997 Bridges to Babylon album.

The 1980s were lean years for Preston. He was arrested and convicted for insurance fraud after setting fire to his own house in Los Angeles, and he was treated for alcohol and cocaine addictions. Preston managed to conquer his problems in the early 1990s, and toured with Eric Clapton, and recorded with a wide range of artists.

Preston played piano/organ on the song "Warlocks" for the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Stadium Arcadium released in 2006. Although very ill, he jumped out of bed after hearing a tape of the song given to him by the band, recorded his part, and went back to bed[1]. Preston's final contribution was playing Gospel-tinged organ on the Neil Diamond album, "12 Songs".

As a guest/session performer

* (1970) Let It Be -- including "Get Back", List of Number 1 singles from the 1960s (UK) (The Beatles)
* (1970) All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)
* (1970) John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, piano on "God" (John Lennon)
* (1971) Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones)
* (1971) The Concert for Bangla Desh (George Harrison And Friends)
* (1971) There's a Riot Goin' On (Sly & the Family Stone)
* (1972) Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones)
* (1973) Ringo, organ on "I'm The Greatest"
* (1973) Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
* (1974) Goodnight Vienna, clavinet on the title track, electric piano on "Only You (And You Alone)"
* (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)
* (1978) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (also acted the part "Sgt. Pepper" in the film)
* (1990) Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Billy plays keyboards and vocals)
* (2003) Concert for George -- including Isn't It a Pity and My Sweet Lord
* (2005) Choose Love (Ringo Starr)
* (2005) The Concert for Bangladesh (George Harrison and Friends) (Re-masterised version & video)
* (2006) Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (on "Warlocks")

* He was the first musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 1975.
* "You are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker was written by Preston with Bruce Fisher.
* He recorded the song "With you I'm Born Again" with Syreeta Wright as Billy Preston and Syreeta, which reached #2 in the UK in 1979.
* Miles Davis titled a song Billy Preston in his honour.
* His most recent project was a song called Go Where No One's Gone Before, the theme of the anime L\R.
* He is one of several people sometimes credited as the Fifth Beatle.
* He was the first artist to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one with his debut hit "Get Back", although was due to the popularity of The Beatles rather than Preston himself.

Ce mec m'avait vraiment impressionné au Concert for George, son My Sweet Lord et Isn't It A Pity étaient fabuleux !

Je viens de finir de lire, on peut dire que Billy était en plein dans la scène 60s : Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dylan !
C'est vraiment LA mauvaise nouvelle de l'année, ça me déprime

The Fifth Beatle," Billy Preston, died of kidney failure today in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to Fox News. He was 59, and had been in a coma for the past eight months.

Preston was diagnosed in May 2001 with kidney failure due to high blood pressure and anemia. He was admitted to a Nashville hospital due to severe leg pain, and was originally diagnosed with phlebitis. He underwent outpatient dialysis treatments and had a kidney transplant in 2002.

The Houston native, who was a child prodigy on organ and piano, did session work with The Beatles on their Let It Be album. He appears in the famous rooftop scene of the group performing "Get Back." He is also on their "Abbey Road" album, George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album and was a keyboardist for George's Concert for Bangla Desh, John Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band" album and the single "Oh My My" on Ringo Starr's "Ringo" album. Ringo once said, "Billy is the incredible musician of life. You come to realize that if Billy is reading a book, eating a sandwich and playing, he still outplays us all. He's so good." Preston also toured and recorded with The Rolling Stones. His own single, Outa-Space, won a Grammy in 1972. His most notable songwriting hit is "You Are So Beautiful," sung by Joe Cocker.

Billy Preston was born on September 2nd, 1946. He was raised in Los Angeles, and was playing organ by 10. He toured with Little Richard when he was 15, and was a regular cast member on Shindig. With his signature afro and toothy grin, he acted in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring alongside the Bee-Gees and Peter Frampton, and in The Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd.
In 1997, Preston began a three-year jail sentence for a parole violation for carrying a deadly weapon and cocaine possession. After his stint in jail, he continued his musical career and toured with Eric Clapton in 2001.

C'est très triste....
Il était dans le coma depuis 8 mois?!

Non je ne pense pas qu'il etait dans le coma depuis 8 mois.
Il est résté très actif jusqu'a la fin de sa vie (voir l'anecdote plus haut concernant le nouveau "Red Hot").
J'éspère que ses potes lui rendront hommage lors d'un jolie concert...

rooh merde!!!!!!R.I.P. Jam ben la haut, voila encore un beatle qui s'en va ...

Bizarre ce qu'il y a écrit en bas de la page de son site officiel...
Tout se tient...
http://www.billypreston.net/

Excellent !
J'avais même pas remarqué :oops:

Wingspan a écrit:

Bizarre ce qu'il y a écrit en bas de la page de son site officiel...
Tout se tient...
http://www.billypreston.net/

Paul McCartney serait la personne s'occupant du site web de Billy Preston...Paul et Billy devaient vraiment être très proches.
Que veux-tu dire, Wingspan, en disant que "tout se tient"?

Mais non, c'est pas Paul, coincidence, McCartney c'est le nom de la société (ou de la personne j'en sais rien ) qui s'occupe du site, en aucun cas c'est Paul, hein

Non c'était symbolique mon "tout se tient"
Macca n'a rien à voir avec le site de Billy, mais je trouvais ça marrant.

J'éspère au moins que maintenant quand les gens entendront "You are so beautiful", il ne diront plus que c'est du Joe Cocker...
D'ailleurs la plus belle reprise de cette chanson est celle de Dennis Wilson (batteur des Beach Boys), enfin pour moi...

LET IT BE

Mick Jagger said: "Billy was a fantastic and gifted musician... a superb singer in both recording sessions and on stage.
"He was great fun to be with on stage when touring with us and I will miss him a lot."

Ringo Starr said: "Billy was an incredible musician and an incredible man who will be missed. As Billy said, that's the way God planned it."

Je suis vraiment navré par cette nouvelle. Preston était vraiment un grand organiste.

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr et Eric Clapton sont invités aux funérailles de Billy Preston, lundi prochain à Los Angeles...

et pas Toi ?????

Non, mais à ce niveau là, je suis comme Paul, les funérailles j'évite...

dans la mesure du possible moi aussi
BRRRRR!!!!