Billy Preston
6 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Billy Preston
Billy Preston developed as a keyboard player through gospel performance, touring and studio work. Early associations with Mahalia Jackson, Little Richard and Ray Charles preceded his contributions to the Beatles' Get Back project. His own recordings included Will It Go Round in Circles and Nothing from Nothing, and he co-wrote You Are So Beautiful. Work with the Rolling Stones and other performers made collaboration a substantial part of a career that also included his own vocal and instrumental releases.
Artist background sources
Billy Preston - Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
Read early gospel and touring work, Beatles collaboration, named solo singles, Cocker composition and Rolling Stones work. Omit questionable debut/first-Apple claims, album-session overreach and personal details. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1974*) Nothing from Nothing
- (1972*) Outa-Space
- (year unknown) Space Race
- (1969*) That's the Way God Planned It
- (1969) That's the Way God Planned It (Parts 1 & 2)
- (1973*) Will It Go Round in Circles
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