Billy Preston died, age 59

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/06/obit.preston.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[acmavm]

1. Oh, that's sad.

Will It Go Round In Circles?

[Strelnikov_]

14. ..

Will It Go Round

http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00004S5GD001001/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_001/104-7843263-4927957

Nothin From Nothin

http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00004S5GD001013/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_013/104-7843263-4927957

[BurtWorm]

2. Rather inelegantly put, but I get the picture.

I was just listening to a lot of Billy Preston last week, because my daughter fell in love with Orlando Brown's cover of "Will It Go Round in Circles?" The guy knew how to write a funky tune.

[Philosoraptor]

4. Saw him with George Harrison

and Ravi and Tom Scott. What a show.

[BurtWorm]

18. He was great in the Concert for George, too.

He knew how to steal the show without being obvious about it. Totally underrated as a performer and writer. He's probably going to be much better appreciated now than he was while alive.

[Philosoraptor]

19. He's on "Me & Mr. Johnson", with Eric

In fact he's everywhere.

[BurtWorm]

22. He really was a Zelig of pop music.

He really did play with almost everybody. Except maybe the Sex Pistols and Ramones. But he probably would've.

[RedEarth]

7. That's an understatement...

[Armstead]

3. How about a less disrepectful headline?

[Philosoraptor]

6. Billy Preston ascended into heaven, bought the farm, demised,

The guy's gone.

[Armstead]

12. How about he "died" or passed away?

I try not to be a prude, but I just think irreverence shouldn't be applied to people's death. Especially those who didn't cause widespread dmage and did nothing but bring good music into the world.

[Philosoraptor]

15. I am crude sometimes.

[WillyT]

5. The Other Fifth Beatle...

RIP Billy

[Philosoraptor]

8. And a Rolling Stone

[johnnie]

9. Sad

Loved his bit in the Concert for Bangladesh. He really was a great player.

[Jane Austin]

10. Or . . . Singer Billy Preston, 59, has died of kidney failure

in Scottsdale, AZ.

After a kidney transplant failed in 2002, he had been treated with dialysis and slipped into a coma last November, from which he never awoke.

Or something like that?

[HughBeaumont]

11. In Honor of him . . .

I'll play both mP3s I have by him (Nothing from Nothing and Will it Go Round in Circles) at full volume tonight.

RIP.

[Ilsa]

24. I'll be playing Outa Space! And also, With You I'm Born Again, the

duet with Syreeta. I love those two songs as well, but I don't have them. I love funk! I love Billy Preston! Rest in peace.

[Philosoraptor]

13. delete

[bdamomma]

16. Billy's up there with the greats!

[Bake]

17. I saw him in Atlanta a few years ago

What a performer! Sad news.

Bake

[DPvE]

20. A soldier in the war on poverty ...

Billy toured with the Stones in 75, too.

[OzarkDem]

21. He was great in the Concert Tribute to George Harrison

One of the all time best live concert albums, with everyone singing George's songs, including Billy, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo and an all star line up.

Billy sang "Isn't It A Pity", his performance brings tears to your eyes, its so beautiful. If you haven't seen it, rent or buy it.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/concertgeorge/songlist.html

Isn't it a pity
Now, isn't it a shame
How we break each other's hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other's love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity

Some things take so long
But how do I explain
When not too many people
Can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity

Isn't it a pity
Isn't is a shame
How we break each other's hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other's love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity

Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity
Forgetting to give back
Now, isn't it a pity

[Hobo]

23. Billy sang "My sweet Lord" too

It was a great version.

That is the second one from that show Jim Capaldi died in 2005.


- Hobo

[buff2]

25. Boy,that is sad news

Brings back the 70's to mind....I was dancing my arse off back then to his music and all the other great artists of that era. RIP Billy. :cry:

[Call Me Wesley]

26. Safe passage.

Might your suffering be over.

[GalleryGod]

27. Awful. I was just writing about attending the Concert for Bangladesh

on Saturday in another thread.
Well...he and George and john can jam all night long now!O8) O8)
Godspeed.

[faithnotgreed]

28. sorry to hear this

hell of a talent mr preston
sorry that your gone glad your music lives on

[no name no slogan]

29. I thought he was dead already, but this is still sad.

RIP Billy

[lizziegrace]

30. Such a loss

I need to find my "Concert for George" DVD. Billy was terrific in that concert. :(